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CS gas

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CS gas
Noun
a gas causing tears and painful breathing, used to control civil disturbances [initials of its US inventors, Ben Carson and Roger Staughton]
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Noun1.CS gas - a tear gas that is stronger than CN gas but wears off faster; can be deployed by grenades or cluster bombs; can cause skin burns and fatal pulmonary edema
chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile
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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Spanish CS gas n (BRIT) → gas m lacrimógeno
French CS gas n (Brit) → gaz m C.S.
German CS gas (Brit) n → Tränengas nt
Italian CS gas n (BRIT) → tipo di gas lacrimogeno
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The CS gas is used during training to bolster Marines' confidence in their protective masks.
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CS gas is the more potent of tear gases used by police, producing an especially strong reaction.
FIVE TREATED FOR EXPOSURE IN FIRE DRILL by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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