chlorimide

C3H4L1O1R1I1M3I1D2E1

noun

The unstable compound NHCl₂; dichloramine

OriginEnglish imide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus →
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Meanings

nounchlorimide (countable and uncountable, plural chlorimides)

plural chlorimides

  1. uncountablechemistryThe unstable compound NHCl₂; dichloramine
  2. countablechemistryAny imide in which a hydrogen atom attached to the nitrogen atom has been replaced by chlorine

Origin

  1. Englishchloro-
  2. Englishchlor-
  3. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  4. LatinAmmōn
  5. Latinammoniacus
  6. Englishammonia
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  8. Englishamide
  9. Englishimide
  10. Englishchlorimide

From chlor- + imide.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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