chloropicrin
[ klawr-uh-pik-rin, -pahy-krin, klohr- ]
nounChemistry, Military.
a colorless, somewhat oily, water-insoluble, poisonous liquid, CCl3NO2, that causes lachrymation and headache: used as an insecticide, a fungicide, in organic synthesis, and as a war gas.
Origin of chloropicrin
1- Also called nitrochloroform.
- Also chlorpicrin.
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British Dictionary definitions for chloropicrin
chloropicrin
chlorpicrin (klɔːˈpɪkrɪn)
/ (ˌklɔːrəʊˈpɪkrɪn) /
noun
a colourless insoluble toxic lachrymatory liquid used as a pesticide and a tear gas; nitrotrichloromethane. Formula: CCl 3 NO 2
Origin of chloropicrin
1C20: from chloro- + picro- + -in
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