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chloramide

chloramide noun: the compound NHCl₂; part of the chloramine class.

Noun

chloramide (countable and uncountable, plural chloramides)

  1. (uncountable) The compound NHCl₂; part of the chloramine class.
  2. (countable) Any amide in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms attached to the nitrogen atom is replaced with chlorine

Forms of chloramide

pluralchloramides

Origin of chloramide

From chlor- + amide.

Questions about chloramide

What does chloramide mean?
Chloramide means the compound NHCl₂; part of the chloramine class.
What part of speech is chloramide?
Chloramide is a noun.
What is the plural of chloramide?
The plural of chloramide is chloramides.

Words near chloramide in the dictionary

  1. chloraloses
  2. chlorals
  3. chloralum
  4. chloraluminite
  5. chlorambucil
  6. chloramide
  7. chloramides
  8. chloraminated
  9. chloraminating
  10. chloramination
  11. chloramine

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