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.
Also
chlorpicrin.
Also called
nitrochloroform.
Origin of chloropicrin
Words nearby chloropicrin
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