| has gloss | (noun) a gas that is poisonous to breath or contact; used in chemical warfare
poison gas |
| has gloss | eng: Poison gas is any gas that is also a poison. Poison gases can kill or injure a person if present in a high enough concentration. There is a diverse range of different poison gases and each has unique properties. Many toxic liquids are also volatile and their vapors are poison gas. "Poison gas" can refer to poisons in chemical weapons, but most of them are in fact liquids, for example mustard gas and VX are viscous liquids that are dispersed into fine mists. |
| lexicalization | eng: poison gas |
| subclass of | (noun) a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
gas |
| subclass of | (noun) chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plants
chemical weapon |
| has subclass | (noun) a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote
dichloroethyl sulfide, mustard gas, blistering agent, sulfur mustard, mustard agent |
| has subclass | (noun) a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system
nerve agent, nerve gas |