CHLOROPICRIN


Meaning of CHLOROPICRIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌklȯr-ə-ˈpi-krən ]

noun

Etymology: German Chlorpikrin, from chlor- + Greek pikros sharp — more at paint

Date: circa 1889

: a colorless liquid CCl 3 NO 2 that causes tears and vomiting and is used especially as a soil fumigant

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