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Webster 1913 Edition


Chlorpicrin

Chlorˊpi′crin

,
Noun.
(Chem.)
A heavy, colorless liquid,
CCl3.NO2
, of a strong pungent odor, obtained by subjecting picric acid to the action of chlorine.
[Written also
chloropikrin
.]

Definition 2024


chlorpicrin

chlorpicrin

English

Noun

chlorpicrin (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A heavy, colourless, pungent liquid, CCl3.NO2, obtained by subjecting picric acid to the action of chlorine.