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chlorimide

chlorimide noun: the unstable compound NHCl₂; dichloramine.

Noun

chlorimide (countable and uncountable, plural chlorimides)

  1. (uncountable) The unstable compound NHCl₂; dichloramine
  2. (countable) Any imide in which a hydrogen atom attached to the nitrogen atom has been replaced by chlorine

Forms of chlorimide

pluralchlorimides

Origin of chlorimide

From chlor- + imide.

Questions about chlorimide

What does chlorimide mean?
Chlorimide means the unstable compound NHCl₂; dichloramine.
What part of speech is chlorimide?
Chlorimide is a noun.
What is the plural of chlorimide?
The plural of chlorimide is chlorimides.

Words near chlorimide in the dictionary

  1. chlorimeter
  2. chlorimeters
  3. chlorimetric
  4. chlorimetrical
  5. chlorimetry
  6. chlorimide
  7. chlorimides
  8. chlorimuron
  9. chlorin
  10. chlorinase
  11. chlorinases

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