ALL meanings of mustard gas
mus·tard gas
M m - noun mustard gas an oily liquid, C 4 H 8 Cl 2 S, 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. 1
- noun mustard gas chemical weapon used in World War I 1
- uncountable noun mustard gas Mustard gas is a gas which burns the skin and was used in war as a weapon. 0
- noun mustard gas an oily liquid vesicant compound used in chemical warfare. Its vapour causes blindness and burns. Formula: (ClCH2CH2)2S 0
- noun mustard gas an oily, volatile liquid, (CH2ClCH2)2S, used in warfare as a poison gas because of its extremely irritating, blistering, and disabling effects 0