nitrochloroform
Synonym of chlorpicrinSynonym of chlorpicrin.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Synonym of chlorpicrin.
More definitions
- a heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tears and vomiting; used as a pesticide and as tear gas
Origin
From nitro- + chloroform.From nitro- + chloroform.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tears and vomiting; used as a pesticide and as tear gas:chloropicrin
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable