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Mustard Gas

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Noun

1. blistering agent, dichloroethyl sulfide, mustard agent, mustard gas, sulfur mustard

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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Mustard Gas

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noun
an oily liquid vesicant compound used in chemical warfare. Its vapour causes blindness and burns. Formula: (ClCH2CH2)2S

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Mustard Gas

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an oily, volatile liquid, (CH2ClCH2)2S, used in warfare as a poison gas because of its extremely irritating, blistering, and disabling effects

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Mustard Gas

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n.
An oily, volatile liquid, C4H8Cl2S, 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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