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cs gas
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun cs gas has 1 sense
- cs gas(n = noun.substance) chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile - 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; Array is a kind of lachrymator, lacrimator, tear gas, teargas
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cs gas, n. a gas causing tears and choking, used to control riots etc.
Etymology
B. B. Corson & R. W. Stoughton, Amer. chemists
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