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CHLOROPICRIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chloropicrin mean?
• CHLOROPICRIN (noun)
The noun CHLOROPICRIN has 1 sense:
1. a heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tears and vomiting; used as a pesticide and as tear gas
Familiarity information: CHLOROPICRIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tears and vomiting; used as a pesticide and as tear gas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
chloropicrin; nitrochloroform
Hypernyms ("chloropicrin" is a kind of...):
chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)
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