teargas

Other forms: teargassed; teargassing

Definitions of teargas

1. noun

   a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds
   synonyms: lachrymator, lacrimator, tear gas

   types:

   CS gas, chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile

   a tear gas that is stronger than CN gas but wears off faster; can be deployed by grenades or cluster bombs; can cause skin burns and fatal pulmonary edema

   CN gas, chloroacetophenone

   a tear gas that is weaker than CS gas but lasts longer

   nitrochloromethane

   gaseous form of chloropicrin used as tear gas

   Chemical Mace, Mace, mace

   (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization

   type of:

   chemical weapon

   chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plants

   gas

   a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
2. verb

   attack with teargas; subject to teargas fumes
   type of:

   gas

   attack with gas; subject to gas fumes