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an oily liquid, C4H8Cl2S, used as a chemical-warfare gas, blistering the skin and damaging the lungs, often causing blindness and death: introduced by the Germans in World War I.

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Also called dichlorodiethyl sulfide.

Origin of mustard gas

First recorded in 1915–20; so called from its mustard-like odor

Words nearby mustard gas

mustang, mustanger, mustard, mustard and cress, mustard family, mustard gas, mustard oil, Mustard operation, mustard plaster, mustee, mustelid

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How to use mustard gas in a sentence

Superfund sites include former aluminum smelters that left the ground contaminated with arsenic, military bases that spilled jet fuel, benzene, and mustard gas into the soil, and even a plume of chlorine chemicals under Brooklyn.
The new infrastructure bill will fund pollution cleanup. But will it hold polluters accountable?|Philip Kiefer|November 9, 2021|Popular-Science
Plenty of nasty chemicals lurk out in the world that could harm a human being, whether they are sinister agents like mustard gas or industrial substances prone to combustion.
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Security officials told Agence France-Presse that the gas station manager said he had recognized the two men.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Unconfirmed reports in the French media claimed that the brothers were spotted at a gas station in northern France on Thursday.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Total oil production figures include crude oil, natural gas liquids, and other liquid energy products.
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On top of oil, the United States produces significantly more natural gas than Saudi Arabia.
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Her slight miscalculation of how to fix the situation leads to her driving around the gas pump.
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For comparison, the gas may be passed through a test-tube containing an equal amount of distilled water.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
It is allowed to cool, and hydrogen sulphid gas is passed through it for about five minutes.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
You could not see the water till you got close up, and at a distance only the rows of gas jets were apparent.
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Gas, it is clear, could not be carried into a hostile country or into remote and nearly inaccessible districts.
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In its pure state it is a transparent and colourless gas, having a peculiar pungent smell, and highly soluble in water.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson

British Dictionary definitions for mustard gas

mustard gas

noun

an oily liquid vesicant compound used in chemical warfare. Its vapour causes blindness and burns. Formula: (ClCH 2 CH 2) 2 S

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Medical definitions for mustard gas

mustard gas

[ mŭs′tərd ]

An oily, volatile liquid that is corrosive to the skin and mucous membranes, causes severe, sometimes fatal respiratory damage, and was used in World War I as a chemical warfare agent.

Scientific definitions for mustard gas

mustard gas

[ mŭs′tərd ]

An oily, volatile liquid that is corrosive to the skin and mucous membranes and causes severe, sometimes fatal respiratory damage. It was introduced in World War I as a chemical warfare agent. Chemical formula: C4H8Cl2S.

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