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Used as a pesticide and as tear gas
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chloropicrin
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Chloropicrin , also known as PS and nitrochloroform , is a chemical compound currently used as a broad-spectrum antimicrobial, fungicide, herbicide, insecticide, and nematicide. Its chemical structural formula is ClCNO.
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n. a heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tears and vomiting; used as a pesticide and as tear gas [syn: nitrochloroform ]
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n. (context organic compound English) The chlorinated derivative of nitromethane CCl 3 NO 2 that is used as a pesticide and tear gas