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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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First Known Use of METHYL ISOCYANATE
1889
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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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