mustard gas
nounDefinition of mustard gas
: an irritant vesicant oily liquid C4H8Cl2S used especially as a chemical weapon
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In the study, the singlet oxygen in turn could break down molecules of a lab-safe molecular cousin of mustard gas both inside and outside the pores. — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, "Crystalline nets harvest water from desert air, turn carbon dioxide into liquid fuel," 3 Sep. 2019 Haber also pioneered the battlefield use of mustard gas. — The Economist, "How Einstein and Eddington stood against jingoism," 7 June 2019 Shrimpers have hauled up mustard gas barrels and other munitions in their nets. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The Gulf of Mexico is Full of Unexploded Bombs and Mustard Gas," 28 Aug. 2018 Sam Levy was poisoned by mustard gas and struck by shrapnel at the Battle of Belleau Wood, a brutal encounter in northern France that raged for most of June 1918. — Erik Brady, USA TODAY, "How old is former NFL coach Marv Levy? His dad was wounded in World War I," 27 June 2018 Russian officials said the lab was used by the rebels to produce mustard gas and contained equipment made in Western Europe. — Washington Post, "Russia says evidence of Syria chemical attacks was faked," 22 June 2018 Allied forces, at long last, managed to contain German troops in their push toward Paris, but not before weeks of fearsome combat, sometimes hand-to-hand with bayonets amid clouds of mustard gas and shells exploding in the dark, overgrown woods. — Erik Brady, USA TODAY, "How old is former NFL coach Marv Levy? His dad was wounded in World War I," 27 June 2018 Alexander Rodionov of the Russian military’s chemical weapons protection unit said its experts found chlorine and components for producing mustard gas at a rebel laboratory in Douma. — BostonGlobe.com, "Chemical arms experts in Syria go to site of alleged attack," 17 Apr. 2018 Syria was thought to have one of the largest stockpiles of chemical weapons in the world, including not only nerve agents such as VX but also blister agents like mustard gas. — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, "Chlorine, sarin or something else? The big questions in the alleged Syrian chemical weapons attack.," 11 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mustard gas.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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