chlorpicrin
Americannoun
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The poison gases: mustard, lewisite, ethyldichlorarsine, chlorpicrin, diphosgene, phosgene and chlorine.
From Time Magazine Archive
Chemistry's most spectacular contribution to World War I, apparently not yet used in World War II�chlorine, phosgene, diphosgene, chlorpicrin, diphenylchlorarsine, mustard�were all discovered in peace time by non-military scientists.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was difficult to guard against chlorpicrin in the War because none of the chemicals except charcoal in the gas-mask canister would remove it from the entering air.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the use of chlorpicrin mixtures gained in importance in 1917, the layer of charcoal was increased at the expense of the other two layers.
From The Riddle of the Rhine; chemical strategy in peace and war by Lefebure, Victor
Besides the four toxic gases previously described, chlorine, phosgene, chlorpicrin and mustard, various other compounds have been and many others might be made.
From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Slosson, Edwin E.
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