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chloroacetophenone

chloroacetophenone noun: the chlorinated form of acetophenone, C₆H₅-CO-CH₂Cl, used as the riot control agent CN gas.

Noun

chloroacetophenone (countable and uncountable, plural chloroacetophenones)

  1. The chlorinated form of acetophenone, C₆H₅-CO-CH₂Cl, used as the riot control agent CN gas

Forms of chloroacetophenone

pluralchloroacetophenones

Origin of chloroacetophenone

From chloro- + acetophenone.

Questions about chloroacetophenone

What does chloroacetophenone mean?
Chloroacetophenone means the chlorinated form of acetophenone, C₆H₅-CO-CH₂Cl, used as the riot control agent CN gas.
What part of speech is chloroacetophenone?
Chloroacetophenone is a noun.
What is the plural of chloroacetophenone?
The plural of chloroacetophenone is chloroacetophenones.

Words near chloroacetophenone in the dictionary

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

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