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NITROCHLOROMETHANE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nitrochloromethane mean?
• NITROCHLOROMETHANE (noun)
The noun NITROCHLOROMETHANE has 1 sense:
1. gaseous form of chloropicrin used as tear gas
Familiarity information: NITROCHLOROMETHANE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Gaseous form of chloropicrin used as tear gas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("nitrochloromethane" is a kind of...):
lachrymator; lacrimator; tear gas; teargas (a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds)
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