| tear gas (tîr) n. Any of various agents that on dispersal, usually from grenades or projectiles, irritate the eyes and cause blinding tears. |
tear gas [tɪə]
n
(Chemistry) any one of a number of gases or vapours that make the eyes smart and water, causing temporary blindness; usually dispersed from grenades and used in warfare and to control riots Also called lacrimator
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| Noun | 1. |  tear gas - a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowdschemical weapon - chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plants chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile, 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 chloroacetophenone, CN gas - a tear gas that is weaker than CS gas but lasts longer nitrochloromethane - gaseous form of chloropicrin used as tear gas gas - a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely |
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tear gas
n → Tränengas nt
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