chloroacetone

[ klawr-oh-as-i-tohn, klohr- ]
/ ˌklɔr oʊˈæs ɪˌtoʊn, ˌkloʊr- /

noun

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

Origin of chloroacetone

chloro-2 + acetone

Words nearby chloroacetone

chlorite, chlormerodrin, chloro-, chloroacetic, chloroacetic acid, chloroacetone, chloroacetophenone, chloroargyrite, chlorobenzene, chlorobromide paper, chlorobromomethane