chloramine

Thân thiện

The laboratory technician carefully dilutes chloramine for the experiment.

Definition

Noun: 1. A chemical compound containing chlorine and nitrogen: Chloramine refers to any of a group of chemical compounds formed from chlorine and ammonia. They are typically used as disinfectants, especially in water treatment and as topical antiseptics.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The city's water supply is treated with chloramine to kill bacteria.
  • A dilute solution of chloramine can be used as an antiseptic for cleaning wounds.
  • The formation of chloramine in swimming pools can cause eye irritation.

Advanced Usage

• "Chloramine-T": A specific, common organic chloramine compound, the sodium salt of N-chloro-p-toluenesulfonamide, widely used as a disinfectant and bleaching agent.
  • The laboratory protocol specifies using Chloramine-T for the oxidation step.

Variants and Related Words

• Chloramination (n): The process of adding chloramine to water for disinfection.
  • Chloramination is an alternative disinfection method to simple chlorination.
• Monochloramine (n): The specific inorganic compound NH₂Cl, often the primary disinfectant in water treatment when chloramine is used.
  • Monochloramine is more stable than free chlorine in distribution systems.

Synonyms

• Disinfectant: An agent that destroys harmful microorganisms.
• Antiseptic: A substance that inhibits the growth of disease-causing microorganisms, especially on living tissue.

Related Phrases

• Breakpoint chlorination: A water treatment process which, if applied after ammonia is present, destroys chloramines to leave free chlorine.
  • To remove the chloramine taste, the facility performed breakpoint chlorination.

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• chloramine-t