dichlorodiethyl sulfide

dichlorodiethyl sulfide
di·chlo·ro·di·eth·yl sul·fide (di-klor″o-di-ethґəl) mustard gas, a vesicant gas once employed in war. It produces blistering and subsequent sloughing of the skin with involvement of the eyes and respiratory tract. Death results from bronchopneumonia. Called also yellow cross and yperite.

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  • dichlorodiethyl sulfide — /duy klawr oh duy eth euhl, klohr , klawr , klohr /, Chem. See mustard gas. [DI 1 + CHLORO 2 + DI 1 + ETHYL + SULFIDE] * * * …   Universalium

  • dichlorodiethyl sulfide — /duy klawr oh duy eth euhl, klohr , klawr , klohr /, Chem. See mustard gas. [DI 1 + CHLORO 2 + DI 1 + ETHYL + SULFIDE] …   Useful english dictionary

  • dichlorodiethyl sulfide — mustard gas, poisonous substance which causes scorching and burns on the skin (used in chemical weapons) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • yellow cross — dichlorodiethyl sulfide …   Medical dictionary

  • vesicating gas — dichlorodiethyl sulfide …   Medical dictionary

  • mustard gas — n an irritant oily liquid C4H8Cl2S used esp. as a chemical weapon that causes blistering, attacks the eyes and lungs, and is a systemic poison called also dichlorethyl sulfide, sulfur mustard * * * dichlorodiethyl sulfide …   Medical dictionary

  • mustard gas — an oily liquid, C4H8Cl2S, used as a chemical warfare gas, blistering the skin and damaging the lungs, often causing blindness and death: introduced by the Germans in World War I. Also called dichlorodiethyl sulfide. [1915 20; so called from its… …   Universalium

  • nitrogen mustard — n any of various toxic blistering compounds analogous to mustard gas but containing nitrogen instead of sulfur esp mechlorethamine * * * see chlormethine * * * 1. mechlorethamine hydrochloride. 2. any of a group of cytotoxic alkylating agents… …   Medical dictionary

  • yperite — yper·ite ē pə .rīt n MUSTARD GAS * * * yper·ite (iґpər īt) dichlorodiethyl sulfide …   Medical dictionary

  • Vinyl ether — Systematic (IUPAC) name ethenoxyethene …   Wikipedia

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