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sulfur mustard
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  sulfur mustard - a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidoteblistering agent, dichloroethyl sulfide, mustard agent, mustard gaspoison gas - a gas that is poisonous to breath or contact; used in chemical warfarevesicant, vesicatory - a chemical agent that causes blistering (especially mustard gas) |
TranslationsEncyclopediaSeemustard gassulfur mustard
mus·tard gas (HD), a poisonous vesicating gas introduced in World War I; it is the progenitor of the so-called nitrogen mustards; used in chemical warfare; a known carcinogen. Synonym(s): di, mustard (2) , sulfur mustardsul·fur mustard (sŭl'fŭr mŭs'tărd) A vesicating chemical-warfare agent used extensively in World War I (1914-1918) and thereafter and sometimes called "mustard gas," a misnomer because it does not boil until 217°C (423°F). The NATO code for the impure sulfur mustard prepared by the Löwenstein process used in World War I is H; the NATO code for neat, or distilled, sulfur mustard is HD. FinancialSeeMustard GasAcronymsSeeHsulfur mustard
Related to sulfur mustard: lewisite, nitrogen mustard, sarin, Phosgene oximeSynonyms for sulfur mustardnoun a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungsSynonyms- blistering agent
- dichloroethyl sulfide
- mustard agent
- mustard gas
Related Words- poison gas
- vesicant
- vesicatory
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