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