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chloropicrin (klōr'əpĭk`rĭn), colorless oily liquid used as a poison gas poison gas, any of various gases sometimes used in warfare or riot control because of their poisonous or corrosive nature. These gases may be roughly grouped according to the portal of entry into the body and their physiological effects. ..... Click the link for more information. . 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, which serves as a warning of exposure. Chloropicrin is more toxic than chlorine but less toxic than phosgene phosgene (fŏs`jēn), colorless poison gas , first used during World War I by the Germans (1915). ..... Click the link for more information. . It is relatively inert and does not react with the chemicals commonly used in gas masks. It has been extensively used as a vomiting gas by the military. It is also used industrially in small amounts as a warning agent in commercial fumigants and as an insecticide and disinfectant for grain. Chloropicrin has the formula CCl3NO2. It boils at 112°C; with partial decomposition to phosgene and nitrosyl chloride. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Maestro, Elevate, Orthene, Monitor, Decree), 2003; Arvesta Corporation (Captan, Elevate, Everest, Chloropicrin, Midas, corporate), 2000 (both Scott Kington) Records show that the storage yard, which closed in 1946, may have contained the chemical agents mustard gas, lewisite, phosgene and chloropicrin. is a manufacturer and marketer of chlorine, liquid potassium hydroxide, anhydrous potassium hydroxide walnut (briquette), liquid potassium carbonate and chloropicrin, and a marketer of anhydrous potassium carbonate and anhydrous potassium hydroxide (flake). |
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