methyl isocyanate

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noun

Chemistry. a highly toxic, flammable, colorless liquid, CH3NCO, used as an intermediate in the manufacture of pesticides: in 1984, the accidental release of a cloud of this gas in Bhopal, India, killed more than 1700 people and injured over 200,000.

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THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

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Words nearby methyl isocyanate

methylheptenone, methylic, methylidyne group, methylisobutenyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, methyl isocyanate, methyl lactate, methylmercury, methyl methacrylate, methylnaphthalene, methyl oleate