nitrogen trichloride

noun

nitrogen tri·chlor·ide | \ -(ˈ)trī-ˈklō(ə)r-ˌīd, -ˈklȯ(ə)r-

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Medical Definition of nitrogen trichloride

: a pungent volatile explosive yellow oil NCl₃ that was formerly used in bleaching and aging flour but was discontinued because of deleterious effects (as epilepsy) produced in laboratory animals fed on bread made from the bleached flour

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