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nitrogen trichloride

nitrogen trichloride noun: the binary compound of nitrogen and chlorine, NCl₃; an unstable explosive liquid.

Noun

nitrogen trichloride (uncountable)

  1. the binary compound of nitrogen and chlorine, NCl₃; an unstable explosive liquid.
    • When TCCA touches a small amount of water and doesn’t dissolve, “it can experience a chemical reaction, generating heat and causing the decomposition of the chemical, which in turn produces toxic chlorine gas and can produce explosive nitrogen trichloride,” a 2023 report by the CSB said.2024 November 24, Chris Boyette, “Investigators release update on BioLab chemical plant fire probe”, in CNN
    Synonyms:
    trichloramine

nitrogen trichloride meaning in Tamil

nitrogen trichloride in Tamil

நைதரசன்முக்குளோரைட்டு

Synonyms of nitrogen trichloride

Questions about nitrogen trichloride

What does nitrogen trichloride mean?
Nitrogen trichloride means the binary compound of nitrogen and chlorine, NCl₃; an unstable explosive liquid.
What is nitrogen trichloride in Tamil?
Nitrogen trichloride in Tamil is நைதரசன்முக்குளோரைட்டு. See Nitrogen trichloride meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nitrogen trichloride?
Nitrogen trichloride is a noun.

Words near nitrogen trichloride in the dictionary

  1. nitrogen oxide
  2. nitrogen oxides
  3. nitrogen pentoxide
  4. nitrogen tetroxide
  5. nitrogen tribromide
  6. nitrogen trichloride
  7. nitrogen trifluoride
  8. nitrogen triiodide
  9. nitrogen-13
  10. nitrogen-14
  11. nitrogen-15

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