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nitrogen trichloride en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (uncountable) the 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 CNN:

Relateds

nitrogen triiodide · nitrogen trifluoride · nitrogen tribromide

Synonyms

trichloramine

Translations (1)

hu nitrogén-triklorid (the binary compound of nitrogen and chlorine)