Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An unstable colorless liquid, NH2Cl, used in making hydrazine and as a chlorine source for water treatment.
  • noun Any of several aromatic sulfonamide salts containing chlorine, used medicinally as antiseptics.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to an amine which contains chlorin.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun chemistry any of a class of unstable compounds of nitrogen and chlorine R1R2NCl; also the parent compound NH2Cl, used to manufacture hydrazine, and as the antiseptic chloramine-T

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun any of several compounds containing chlorine and nitrogen; used as an antiseptic in wounds

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Examples

  • In addition, UV reduces chlorine by-products such as chloramine, which often causes eye irritation, strong odor, and equipment and building deterioration in untreated pools.

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  • This combination produces chlorine gaswhich, like chloramine gas, causes irritation of the eyes, nose, throat and lungs.

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  • Chlorine gas, however, causes more severe and long-lasting effects than chloramine.

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  • These symptoms may develop after only a few whiffs of chloramine and may last up to 24 hours.

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  • This combination results in an irritating fume called chloramine gas.

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  • Exposure to chloramine causes irritation to the eyes, nose, throat, and airways.

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  • Inhalation of these substances may produce symptoms similar to those caused by chloramine and chlorine gases.

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  • Many people are aware that bleach can be very dangerous when it is combined with ammonia, as these two can react to form toxic chloramine gas, which can be fatal.

    Cleaning products harbor a dirty secret 2010

  • Many people are aware that bleach can be very dangerous when it is combined with ammonia, as these two can react to form toxic chloramine gas, which can be fatal.

    Cleaning products harbor a dirty secret 2010

  • The new CDC report found that elevated lead levels in children peaked in 2003, a year when chloramine was the only disinfectant used.

    Water in thousands of D.C. homes might still be contaminated by lead, CDC says Ashley Halsey III 2010

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