NOUN | substance | sulfur mustard, mustard gas, mustard agent, blistering agent, dichloroethyl sulfide | 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, dichloroethyl sulfide | |
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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