- vomiting gas
- vomiting gas n chloropicrin in aerosol form for use esp. as a war gas or crowd-control agent
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vomiting gas — noun : chloropicrin … Useful english dictionary
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CS gas — a powerful incapacitating gas used in warfare and riot control. The sufferer experiences a burning sensation in the eyes, difficulty in breathing, tightness of the chest, nausea, vomiting, and streaming from the eyes and nose. In confined spaces… … Medical dictionary
CS gas — a powerful incapacitating gas used in warfare and riot control. The sufferer experiences a burning sensation in the eyes, difficulty in breathing, tightness of the chest, nausea, vomiting, and streaming from the eyes and nose. In confined spaces… … The new mediacal dictionary
vom|it|ing gas — «VOM uh tihng», a gas that causes vomiting, coughing, and sneezing, used chiefly in breaking up riots; chloropicrin … Useful english dictionary
chloropicrin — A toxic lung irritant and lacrimatory gas; it also causes vomiting, colic, and diarrhea, and therefore is called vomiting gas. SYN: nitrochloroform. * * * chlo·ro·pic·rin .klōr ə pik rən, .klȯr n a heavy colorl … Medical dictionary
