mustard gas

mustard gas

n.

An oily, volatile liquid, (ClCH₂CH₂)₂S, that is corrosive to the skin and mucous membranes and causes severe, sometimes fatal respiratory damage. It was introduced in World War I as a chemical warfare agent.

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[From its smell.]

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mustard gas

Noun

an oily liquid with poisonous vapour used in chemical warfare, esp. in World War I, which can cause blindness, burns, and sometimes death

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mustard gas  (mstrd)

An oily, volatile liquid that is corrosive to the skin and mucous membranes and causes severe, sometimes fatal respiratory damage. It was introduced in World War I as a chemical warfare agent. Chemical formula: C₄H₈Cl₂S.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mustard gas - a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote blistering agent, dichloroethyl sulfide, mustard agent, sulfur mustard poison gas - a gas that is poisonous to breath or contact; used in chemical warfare vesicant, vesicatory - a chemical agent that causes blistering (especially mustard gas)

Translations

mustard gas n → gas m mostaza

mustard gas n → ypérite f, gaz m moutarde

mustard gas mustard n (Mil) → Senfgas nt

mustard gas n → iprite f