chloroacetophenone

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

noun

1. a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, C 8 H 7 ClO, used in solution as a tear gas. CN

Word History and Origins

Origin of chloroacetophenone¹

chloro- ² + acetophenone

Example Sentences

The United States Park Police has said it did not use chloroacetophenone, or CN, gas, one of the most common types of tear gas.

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