lachrymator
Noun
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A gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them;
Used in dispersing crowds (synset 115092444)is a 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
subtypes:- chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile, cs gas - 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
- chloroacetophenone, cn gas - a tear gas that is weaker than CS gas but lasts longer
- nitrochloromethane - gaseous form of chloropicrin used as tear gas
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