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nitrochloroform

nitrochloroform

9.9
A heavy colorless liquid that makes your eyes water and causes vomiting, used to kill pests and in tear gas
  • noun
  • /ˌnaɪtroʊˈklɔːrɔːfɔːrm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : nitrocloroformo
  • Exposure to nitrochloroform can quickly cause eye irritation and severe discomfort.

Examples

  • Farmers once used nitrochloroform as a pesticide to control soil pests.

  • The laboratory stored nitrochloroform in a tightly sealed container due to its toxic effects.

  • The laboratory was filled with nitrochloroform fumes.

  • Many pesticides contain nitrochloroform as an active ingredient.

  • Farmers once used nitrochloroform as a pesticide to control soil pests.

  • Exposure to nitrochloroform can quickly cause eye irritation and severe discomfort.

  • Many pesticides contain nitrochloroform as an active ingredient.

Synonyms

chloropicrin
vsnitrochloroform
  • Specialized
9.9

A strong poisonous liquid used to kill pests that hurts the eyes and makes breathing difficult

induces vomiting as well as tearing rather than only causing irritation
nitrochloromethane
vsnitrochloroform
  • Specialized
9.9

A gas used to make people cry and have trouble breathing

is the liquid form that causes vomiting as well as tearing
chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile
vsnitrochloroform
  • Specialized
9.9

A strong tear gas chemical that causes severe eye and skin burns and breathing problems

is less likely to burn skin and focuses on vomiting and irritation

Antonyms

non-poisonous
2.5

Safe to eat, touch, or use

Surface Forms

nitrochloroform singular
nitrochloroforms plural

Morphology

nitrochloroform = chloroform (semi-transparent) = nitro + chloroform + nitro

Formed by adding the chemical prefix 'nitro-' to 'chloroform'; the morphological relation is clear but the precise chemical implication requires specialist knowledge.

Etymology

Nitrochloroform comes from the parts nitro- (meaning 'with nitrogen', as in nitrogen) and chloro- (meaning 'chlorine', as in chlorine or chloroform). So the name says it is a chemical that contains chlorine and nitrogen, which helps explain why it is a heavy, toxic liquid that causes eye irritation and was used as a pesticide and in tear gas.