: a colorless liquid CCl3NO2 that causes tears and vomiting and is used especially as a soil fumigant
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebMaine’s Department of Environmental Protection website says the plant had several owners from 1967 through 2000 and produced chlorine, sodium hydroxide, chlorine bleach, hydrochloric acid and the pesticide chloropicrin.Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2017 Historically, chloropicrin has been found most effective when used in combination with methyl bromide, which has been found to be extremely harmful to the ozone layer. Mike Sager, Esquire, 25 Feb. 2015
Word History
Etymology
German Chlorpikrin, from chlor- + Greek pikros sharp — more at paint