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methyl isocyanate

noun

Definition of methyl isocyanate

: an extremely toxic chemical CH3NCO used especially in the manufacture of pesticides —abbreviation MIC

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 Last year, the same team uncovered a more complex molecule (methyl isocyanate) in a star-forming region more than 400 light years away from Earth. — Luba Ostashevsky, Ars Technica, "How did life begin? It’s Chemistry 101, but in space," 26 Feb. 2018

First Known Use of methyl isocyanate

1889, in the meaning defined above

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methyl isocyanate

noun
meth·​yl iso·​cy·​a·​nate | \ -ˌī-sō-ˈsī-ə-ˌnāt\

Medical Definition of methyl isocyanate

: an extremely toxic chemical CH3NCO that is used especially in the manufacture of pesticides and was the cause of numerous deaths and injuries in a leak at a chemical plant in Bhopal, India, in 1984 —abbreviation MIC

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