chloroacetophenone
noun
chlo·ro·ace·to·phe·none
| \ ˌklōr-ō-ˌas-ət-(ˌ)ō-fə-ˈnōn
, ˌklȯr-
, -ō-ə-ˌsēt-\
, ˌklȯr-
, -ō-ə-ˌsēt-\
variants:
or chloracetophenone \ ˌklōr-ˌas-, ˌklōr-ə-ˌsēt-, ˌklȯr-
\
\
Medical Definition of chloroacetophenone
: a chlorine derivative of acetophenone
especially
: the alpha derivative C8H7ClO used especially in solution as a tear gas
—abbreviation CN