poison gas
Noun
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A gas that is poisonous to breath or contact;
Used in chemical warfare (synset 115017945)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:- blistering agent, dichloroethyl sulfide, mustard agent, mustard gas, sulfur mustard - a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote
- nerve agent, nerve gas - a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system
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