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chlo⋅ro⋅pic⋅rin

  [klawr-uh-pik-rin, -pahy-krin, klohr-]
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–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:
1885–90; chloro- 2 + picr(ic acid) + -in 2
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chlo·ro·pic·rin   (klôr'ə-pĭk'rĭn, klōr'-)   
n.  An oily colorless liquid, CCl3NO2, that causes skin, lung, and mucous membrane irritation and is used in tear gas and in dyestuffs, disinfectants, insecticides, and soil fumigants. Also called nitrochloroform.

[chloro- + picr(o)- + -in.]
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Main Entry: chlo·ro·pic·rin
Pronunciation: "klOr-&-'pik-r&n, "klor-
Function: noun
: a heavy colorless liquidCCl3NO2 that causes tears and vomiting and is used especially as a soil fumigant called also nitrochloroform
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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