isocyanate
Americannoun
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a salt or ester of isocyanic acid.
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any compound containing the univalent group −NCO.
Etymology
Origin of isocyanate
First recorded in 1870–75; isocyan(ic acid) + -ate 2
Example Sentences
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"The methyl isocyanate gas affected respiratory, neurological, musculoskeletal, ophthalmic, endocrine and reproductive systems, and it damaged human chromosomes."
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2023
In the early hours of Dec. 3, 1984, methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide factory, owned by the American company, in the state capital of Madhya Pradesh.
From Reuters ● Mar. 14, 2023
On Dec. 3, 1984, thousands of people died after a cloud of methyl isocyanate gas escaped from a pesticide plant operated by a Union Carbide subsidiary in Bhopal, India.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 3, 2020
Four of them, methyl isocyanate, acetone, propionaldehyde and acetamide, had not been seen on comets before.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 30, 2015
From a medical point of view, doctors agree that the long-term effects of exposure to the Bhopal gas, methyl isocyanate, are still not known so why use the victims for drug trials?
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2012
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