Definition of Nitrochloroform

1. Noun. A heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tears and vomiting; used as a pesticide and as tear gas.

Exact synonyms: Chloropicrin
Generic synonyms: Chemical Compound, Compound

Definition of Nitrochloroform

1. n. Same as Chlorpicrin.

Definition of Nitrochloroform

1. Noun. chlorpicrin ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Nitrochloroform

1. CCl3NO2; trichloronitromethane;a toxic lung irritant and lacrimatory gas; it also causes vomiting, colic, and diarrhoea, and therefore is called vomiting gas. Synonym: nitrochloroform. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nitrochloroform

nitrobenzyl
nitroblue tetrazolium
nitroblue tetrazolium reduction
nitroblue tetrazolium test
nitrocalcite
nitrocarbol
nitrocarbon
nitrocarbons
nitrocarburize
nitrocefin
nitrocellulose
nitrocellulose nitroesterase
nitrocellulose paper
nitrocelluloses
nitrochalk
nitrochloroform (current term)
nitrochloromethane
nitrocotton
nitroethane
nitroform
nitrofural
nitrofuran
nitrofurans
nitrofurantoin
nitrofurantoin polyneuropathy
nitrofurazone
nitrogelatin
nitrogen
nitrogen-13
nitrogen-14

Literary usage of Nitrochloroform

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Harvey Lectures by Harvey Society of New York, New York Academy of Medicine (1920)
"... (nitrochloroform). On the other hand, extensive use was made of a large variety of gases Delivered March 15, ..."

2. A Manual of Pharmacology and Its Applications to Therapeutics and Toxicology by Torald Hermann Sollmann (1922)
"CHLOROPICRIN "VOMITING GAS," nitrochloroform, NITRO-TRICHLORO-METHANE С C1..NO, All irritants, even the asphyxiants, are likely at times to provoke vomiting ..."

3. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Harold Govett Colman, Arthur Harden (1903)
"It can also be obtained by various other reactions. For instance, it is produced by heating to 100" chloropicrin (nitrochloroform), ..."

4. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1902)
"nitrochloroform is a colorless, heavy liquid, boiling at 112°, and having a specific gravity of 1.692 at 0°. It possesses a tear-exciting odor, and explodes ..."

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