chloramine

[ klawr-uh-meen, klohr-, klaw-ram-een, kloh- ]

noun

1. an unstable, colorless liquid, NH 2 Cl, with a pungent odor, derived from ammonia.
2. any of a class of compounds obtained by replacing a hydrogen atom of an =NH or −NH 2 group with chlorine.

chloramine

/ ˈklɔːrəˌmiːn /

noun

1. an unstable colourless liquid with a pungent odour, made by the reaction of sodium hypochlorite and ammonia. Formula: NH 2 Cl
2. any compound produced by replacing hydrogen atoms in an azo or amine group with chlorine atoms

chloramine

/ klôr′ə-mēn′ /

1. One of three bactericidal compounds that form when chlorine and ammonia react in water. Chloramines are used to purify drinking water, since they are more stable than chlorine and produce fewer harmful by-products.
2. Any of various organic compounds containing a chlorine atom attached to a nitrogen atom, especially one of three sodium salts that are used as antiseptics and germicides. The most widely used is called chloramine-T.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chloramine¹

First recorded in 1890–95; chlor- ² + amine

Example Sentences

Further experimental work showed that the increase was due to the formation of chloramine.

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The subject was investigated by Dakin and Dunham, who first tried chloramine-T (sodium toluene-p-sulphochloramide).

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The marked activity of chloramine as a chlorinating agent could be predicated from its heat of formation, which is 8,230 calories.

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The distillate was a dilute solution of comparatively pure chloramine.

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