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chloroacetone

chloroacetone noun: the chlorinated derivative of acetone CH₃-CO-CH₂Cl used in tear gas and in organic synthesis.

Noun

chloroacetone (uncountable)

  1. The chlorinated derivative of acetone CH₃-CO-CH₂Cl used in tear gas and in organic synthesis

Questions about chloroacetone

What does chloroacetone mean?
Chloroacetone means the chlorinated derivative of acetone CH₃-CO-CH₂Cl used in tear gas and in organic synthesis.
What part of speech is chloroacetone?
Chloroacetone is a noun.

Words near chloroacetone in the dictionary

  1. chloroacetanilides
  2. chloroacetate
  3. chloroacetates
  4. chloroacetic
  5. chloroacetic acid
  6. chloroacetone
  7. chloroacetonitrile
  8. chloroacetophenone
  9. chloroacetophenones
  10. chloroacetyl
  11. chloroacetyls

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