CHLORAMINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chloramine mean? 

• CHLORAMINE (noun)
  The noun CHLORAMINE has 1 sense:

1. any of several compounds containing chlorine and nitrogen; used as an antiseptic in wounds

  Familiarity information: CHLORAMINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHLORAMINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several compounds containing chlorine and nitrogen; used as an antiseptic in wounds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

chloramine; chloramine-T

Hypernyms ("chloramine" is a kind of...):

antiseptic (a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues)