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chloroacetone

[klawr-oh-as-i-tohn, klohr-]

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noun

a colorless, lachrymatory, poisonous liquid, C₃H₅ClO, used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of insecticides and perfumes.

Origin:
chloro-² + acetone

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