/klawr"euh meen', klohr"-, klaw ram"een, kloh-/ , n.
1. an unstable, colorless liquid, NH 2 Cl, with a pungent odor, derived from ammonia.
2. any of a class of compounds obtained by replacing a hydrogen atom of an =NH or -NH 2 group with chlorine.
[ 1890-95; CHLOR- 2 + AMINE ]