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