Chloropicrin Definition
klôrə-pĭkrĭn
noun
A colorless liquid, CCl3NO2, prepared by treating chloroform with concentrated nitric acid, and used in chemical warfare as a poison gas, and in insecticides, fungicides, etc.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Chloropicrin
chloro– picr(o)– –in
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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