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chloropicrin
[ klawr-uh-pik-rin, -pahy-krin, klohr- ]
noun
, Chemistry, Military.
- a colorless, somewhat oily, water-insoluble, poisonous liquid, CCl 3 NO 2 , that causes lachrymation and headache: used as an insecticide, a fungicide, in organic synthesis, and as a war gas.
chloropicrin
/ klɔːˈpɪkrɪn; ˌklɔːrəʊˈpɪkrɪn /
noun
- a colourless insoluble toxic lachrymatory liquid used as a pesticide and a tear gas; nitrotrichloromethane. Formula: CCl 3 NO 2
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Origin of chloropicrin1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chloropicrin1
C20: from chloro- + picro- + -in
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