chemical weapon

Noun
  1. Chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plants (synset 103016816)
    is a type of: w.m.d., weapon of mass destruction, wmd - a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)
    subtypes:
    • chemical bomb, gas bomb - a bomb laden with chemical agents that are released when the bomb explodes
    • pepper spray - a nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrent
    • poison gas - a gas that is poisonous to breath or contact; used in chemical warfare
    • lachrymator, lacrimator, tear gas, teargas - a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds

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