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AGENE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A yellow pungent volatile oil (trade name Agene) formerly used for bleaching and aging flour

Synonyms:

Agene; nitrogen trichloride

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("Agene" is a kind of...):

trichloride (any compound containing three chlorine atoms in each molecule)

Derivation:

Agenise; Agenize (age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride))

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)

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