HyperDic: lachrymator

English > 1 sense of the word lachrymator:
NOUNsubstancelachrymator, tear gas, teargas, lacrimatora gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them
English > lachrymator: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds.
Synonymstear gas, teargas, lacrimator
Narrowerchloroacetophenone, CN gasA tear gas that is weaker than CS gas but lasts longer
chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile, CS gasA tear gas that is stronger than CN gas but wears off faster
nitrochloromethanegaseous form of chloropicrin used as tear gas
Broaderchemical weaponchemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plants
gasA fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
Spanishgas lacrimógeno
Catalangas lacrimogen, gas lacrimògen

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