nitrochloroform

American

[nahy-truh-klawr-uh-fawrm, -klohr-] / ˌnaɪ trəˈklɔr əˌfɔrm, -ˈkloʊr- /

noun

Chemistry.

chloropicrin.

nitrochloroform British

/ ˌnaɪtrəʊˈklɔːrəˌfɔːm /

noun

another name for chloropicrin

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Etymology

Origin of nitrochloroform

nitro- + chloroform

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