teargas
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1. a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds (noun.substance)
hypernym | : | chemical weapon, |
definition | : | chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plants (noun.artifact) |
hypernym | : | gas, |
definition | : | a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile, cs gas, |
definition | : | 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 (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | nitrochloromethane, |
definition | : | gaseous form of chloropicrin used as tear gas (noun.substance) |
2. attack with teargas; subject to teargas fumes (verb.competition)
hypernym | : | gas, |
definition | : | attack with gas; subject to gas fumes (verb.competition) |
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