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chemical weapon
chemical weaponn. A chemical agent or toxin, such as mustard gas, lewisite, or sarin, that has been prepared for release on the battlefield or within a civilian population in sufficient concentration to cause widespread illness or death.chemical weaponTogether or separately, (a) a toxic chemical and its precursors, except when intended for a purpose not prohibited under the Chemical Weapons Convention; (b) a munition or device, specifically designed to cause death or other harm through toxic properties of those chemicals specified in (a), above, which would be released as a result of the employment of such munition or device; (c) any equipment specifically designed for use directly in connection with the employment of munitions or devices specified in (b), above. See also chemical agent; chemical defense; chemical dose; chemical environment; chemical warfare; riot control agent.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | chemical weapon - chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plantschemical bomb, gas bomb - a bomb laden with chemical agents that are released when the bomb explodespepper spray - a nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrentW.M.D., weapon of mass destruction, WMD - a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)poison gas - a gas that is poisonous to breath or contact; used in chemical warfarelachrymator, lacrimator, tear gas, teargas - a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds |
EncyclopediaSeechemical warfareChemical Weapon
Any of a number of highly toxic chemicals—which can be delivered by long range artillery or bombs—developed as weapons of mass destruction
Agents Phosgene, nerve agents—sarin, soman, tabun, which are chemical mixtures, including diisopropylfluorophosphate, that react with the serine hydroxyl group of acetylcholinesterase, inhibiting neural transmission—hydrogen cyanide, blistering agents—mustard gas, thionyl chlorideAcronymsSeeCWchemical weapon
Related to chemical weapon: biological weapon, Chemical agentsWords related to chemical weaponnoun chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plantsRelated Words- chemical bomb
- gas bomb
- pepper spray
- W.M.D.
- weapon of mass destruction
- WMD
- poison gas
- lachrymator
- lacrimator
- tear gas
- teargas
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