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chloropicrin

[ klawr-uh-pik-rin, -pahy-krin, klohr- ]
/ ˌklɔr əˈpɪk rɪn, -ˈpaɪ krɪn, ˌkloʊr- /

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

First recorded in 1885–90; chloro-2 + picr(ic acid) + -in2

Words nearby chloropicrin

chlorophyll, chlorophyllase, chlorophyllous, chlorophyte, chlorophytum, chloropicrin, chloroplast, chloroplatinic, chloroplatinic acid, chloroprene, chloroprocaine hydrochloride
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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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