Chlorpicrin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chlorpicrin \Chlor`pi"crin\, n. (Chem.)
     A heavy, colorless liquid, {CCl3.NO2}, of a strong pungent
     odor, obtained by subjecting picric acid to the action of
     chlorine. [Written also {chloropikrin}.]
     [1913 Webster]