chloroacetophenone

[klawr-oh-uh-see-toh-fuh-nohn, -as-i-toh-, klohr-]

chlo·ro·a·ce·to·phe·none

[klawr-oh-uh-see-toh-fuh-nohn, -as-i-toh-, klohr-]
noun
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, C8H7ClO, used in solution as a tear gas. Abbreviation: CN
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Chloroacetophenone has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
given to using long words.
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chloroacetophenone

noun
a tear gas that is weaker than CS gas but lasts longer 
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