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DICHLOROETHYL SULFIDE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dichloroethyl sulfide mean?
• DICHLOROETHYL SULFIDE (noun)
The noun DICHLOROETHYL SULFIDE has 1 sense:
1. a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote
Familiarity information: DICHLOROETHYL SULFIDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DICHLOROETHYL SULFIDE (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
blistering agent; dichloroethyl sulfide; mustard agent; mustard gas; sulfur mustard
Hypernyms ("dichloroethyl sulfide" is a kind of...):
poison gas (a gas that is poisonous to breath or contact; used in chemical warfare)
vesicant; vesicatory (a chemical agent that causes blistering (especially mustard gas))
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