incapacitant
/ˌɪnkəˈpasɪt(ə)nt
/noun
A substance capable of temporarily incapacitating a person without wounding or killing them.Tear gas, pepper spray and other incapacitants may be legally used on your own territory for the purposes of policing....
- There are also a variety of chemical incapacitants.
- Several scientists said the United States had conducted research on Fentanyl, a well-known drug with many medical applications, as a human incapacitant for nearly a decade.
Origin
1960s: from incapacitate + -ant.
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