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Answer for the clue "Any of several compounds containing chlorine and nitrogen ", 10 letters:
chloramine

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Chloramines are derivatives of ammonia by substitution of one, two or three hydrogen atoms with chlorine atoms: monochloramine (chloroamine, NHCl), dichloramine (NHCl), and nitrogen trichloride (NCl). The term chloramine also refers to a family of organic ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context chemistry English) any of a class of unstable compounds of nitrogen and chlorine R 1 R 2 NCl; also the parent compound NH 2 Cl, used to manufacture hydrazine, and as the antiseptic chloramine-T

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of several compounds containing chlorine and nitrogen; used as an antiseptic in wounds [syn: chloramine-T ]