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chloropicrin
[ klawr-uh-pik-rin, -pahy-krin, klohr- ]
/ ˌklɔr əˈpɪk rɪn, -ˈpaɪ krɪn, ˌkloʊr- /
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noun Chemistry, 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.
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Also chlorpicrin.
Also called nitrochloroform.
Origin of chloropicrin
Words nearby chloropicrin
chlorophyll, chlorophyllase, chlorophyllous, chlorophyte, chlorophytum, chloropicrin, chloroplast, chloroplatinic, chloroplatinic acid, chloroprene, chloroquine
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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
Word Origin for chloropicrin
C20: from chloro- + picro- + -in
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