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sulfur mustard

DEFINITIONS OF: sulfur mustard

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n a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote

Synonyms:
blistering agent, dichloroethyl sulfide, mustard agent, mustard gas
Type of:
poison gas
a gas that is poisonous to breath or contact; used in chemical warfare
vesicant, vesicatory
a chemical agent that causes blistering (especially mustard gas)
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