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What does chloropicrin mean?

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Noun
  1. (organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of nitromethane CCl3NO2 that is used as a pesticide and tear gas
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Chloropicrin is most often used in combination with other soil fumigants such as 1,3-D because it is more effective against fungal soil pathogens, but less effective against most nematodes.
The friends who had stayed began to write letters full of horror stories: demonstrations stopped by troops armed with shovels and clubs, backed by tanks, spraying tear gas and chloropicrin in people's faces.
Haloacetonitriles, halopropanones, chloral hydrate and chloropicrin were usually detected in treated water samples but at lower concentrations.
In addition, some formulations may contain chloropicrin and methyl isothiocyanate.
In addition, there are a variety of other compounds, such as haloacetonitriles, haloketones, haloaldehydes, chloropicrin, cyanogens chloride, and chlorophenols.
None of the chemicals knocked out field bindweed or little mallow, but that's been the case with methyl bromide plus chloropicrin, too.

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