A toxic lung irritant and lacrimatory gas; it also causes vomiting, colic, and diarrhea, and therefore is called vomiting gas. SYN: nitrochloroform.
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chlo·ro·pic·rin .klōr-ə-'pik-rən, .klȯr- n a heavy colorless liquid CCl3NO2 that causes tears and vomiting and is used esp. as a soil fumigant called also nitrochloroform
Medical dictionary. 2011.