Look up: chloropicrin

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   Chloropicrin
   Chloropicrin was a chemical weapon used during the Great War. It is a lethal compound which attacks the lungs and acts as a tear gas. It was first employed by Russia against the Germans in August 1916 and was subsequently used by all combatants. Also called 'nitrochloroform', it was used both in artillery and mortar projectiles and as a cloud gas. It penetrated gas-masks to cause nausea, vomiting, colic, and other ill-effects causing troops to remove their masks, and so leave them vulnerable to ...
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   chloropicrin
   [n] - a heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tears and vomiting
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   chloropicrin
   Chemical weapon used during World War I. It is a lethal compound which attacks the lungs and acts as a lachrymator (tear gas). It was first employed by Russia against the Germans August 1916 and...
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   Chloropicrin
   Chloropicrin: A riot control agent or 'tear gas.' See: Riot control agent poisoning.
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   chloropicrin
   CCl3NO2; trichloronitromethane;a toxic lung irritant and lacrimatory gas; it also causes vomiting, colic, and diarrhoea, and therefore is called vomiting gas. ... Synonym: nitrochloroform. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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   chloropicrin
   nitrochloroform noun a heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tears and vomiting; used as a pesticide and as tear gas
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   Chloropicrin
   `Chloropicrin` is a slightly oily, colorless or faintly yellow liquid of the formula CCl3NO2. Its freezing point is -69.2 ðC and its boiling point is 112 ðC, where it partially decomposes to phosgene and nitrosyl chloride. It is denser than water. It is more toxic than chlorine but less than phosgene.
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   chloropicrin
   organic compound that has been used as a chemical-warfare agent, notably as tear gas; it also is used as a chemical intermediate and an ingredient of ... [2 related articles]
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   chloropicrin
   chloropicrin (klōr"upik'rin) , colorless oily liquid used as a poison gas. It is a powerful irritant, causing lachrymation, vomiting, bronchitis, and pulmonary edema; lung injury from chloropicrin may result in death. Trace amounts in the air cause a burning sensation in the eyes, whic...
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