teargas | | |
n. (substance) | 1. lachrymator, lacrimator, tear gas, teargas | a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ gas | a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely. |
v. (competition) | 2. teargas | attack with teargas; subject to teargas fumes.; "The students were teargassed during the riot" |
| ~ gas | attack with gas; subject to gas fumes.; "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes" |
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