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Chloropicrin

[klawr-uh-pik-rin, -pahy-krin, klohr-]

chlo·ro·pic·rin

[klawr-uh-pik-rin, -pahy-krin, klohr-]
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 called nitrochloroform.


Origin:
1885–90; chloro-2 + picr(ic acid) + -in2
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Chloropicrin is always a great word to know.
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the condition existing when a chemical reaction and its reverse reaction proceed at equal rates
a salt of hydrofluoric acid consisting of fluorine, as sodium fluoride, NaF, or a compound containing fluorine, as methyl fluoride, CH3F
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chloropicrin or chlorpicrin (ˌklɔːrəʊˈpɪkrɪn, klɔːˈpɪkrɪn)
 
n
a colourless insoluble toxic lachrymatory liquid used as a pesticide and a tear gas; nitrotrichloromethane. Formula: CCl3NO2
 
[C20: from chloro- + picro- + -in]
 
chlorpicrin or chlorpicrin
 
n
 
[C20: from chloro- + picro- + -in]

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chloropicrin

toxic organic compound used alone or in combination with methyl bromide as a soil fumigant and fungicide. Chloropicrin has a boiling point of 112 C (234 F). Its vapours are irritating to the skin, eyes, and upper respiratory tract, and it has been used in chemical warfare and as a tear gas. Chloropicrin is typically prepared by chlorination of either picric acid or nitromethane.

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