Meanings
- uncountablechemistrythe binary compound of nitrogen and chlorine, NCl₃; an unstable explosive liquid.
When TCCA touches a small amount of water and doesn’t dissolve, “it can experience a chemical reaction, generating heat and causing the decomposition of the chemical, which in turn produces toxic chlorine gas and can produce explosive nitrogen trichloride,” a 2023 report by the CSB said.
2024 November 24, Chris Boyette, “Investigators release update on BioLab chemical plant fire probe”, in CNNSynonyms: trichloramine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe binary compound of nitrogen and chlorine, NCl₃; an unstable explosive liquid.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna yellow pungent volatile oil (trade name Agene) formerly used for bleaching and aging flour
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Translations
Hungarian nitrogén-triklorid
- nitrogén-trikloridthe binary compound of nitrogen and chlorine
Cite this entry
nitrogen trichloride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitrogen%20trichloride
“nitrogen trichloride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitrogen%20trichloride. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nitrogen trichloride,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitrogen%20trichloride.
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