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chemical weapon
[ kem-i-kuhl wep-uhn ]
noun
- any poisonous, asphyxiating, or corrosive chemical agent designed or intended to incapacitate, harm, or kill a targeted military or civilian group. : CW
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chemical weapon1
First recorded in 1910–15
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Example Sentences
Such as those required during Crimea annexation, Syrian chemical weapon attacks and Libyan military intervention.
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Assad is suspected of using this type of chemical weapon, perhaps sarin itself, on the Syrian people.
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A third category of chemical weapon is comparably savage—the nerve-gas agents.
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For weeks, reports have circulated that the Syrian regime used some kind of chemical weapon in the Syrian city of Homs on Dec. 23.
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