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From chloro- + acetophenone.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The chlorinated form of acetophenone, C₆H₅-CO-CH₂Cl, used as the riot control agent CN gas Full definition →
From chloro- + acetophenone.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.