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AGENE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A yellow pungent volatile oil (trade name Agene) formerly used for bleaching and aging flour
Synonyms:
Agene; nitrogen trichloride
Classified under:
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)