| NOUN | substance | dichloroethyl sulfide, mustard gas, mustard agent, blistering agent, sulfur mustard | a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs |
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| Meaning | A toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote. | |
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| Synonyms | mustard gas, mustard agent, blistering agent, sulfur mustard | |
| Broader | poison gas | A gas that is poisonous to breath or contact |
| vesicant, vesicatory | A chemical agent that causes blistering (especially mustard gas) | |
| Spanish | gas mostaza | |
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