- dichlorodiethyl sulfide
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/duy klawr"oh duy eth"euhl, -klohr"-, -klawr'-, -klohr'-/, Chem.See mustard gas.[DI-1 + CHLORO-2 + DI-1 + ETHYL + SULFIDE]
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dichlorodiethyl sulfide
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dichlorodiethyl sulfide — /duy klawr oh duy eth euhl, klohr , klawr , klohr /, Chem. See mustard gas. [DI 1 + CHLORO 2 + DI 1 + ETHYL + SULFIDE] … Useful english dictionary
dichlorodiethyl sulfide — di·chlo·ro·di·eth·yl sul·fide (di klor″o di ethґəl) mustard gas, a vesicant gas once employed in war. It produces blistering and subsequent sloughing of the skin with involvement of the eyes and respiratory tract. Death results from… … Medical dictionary
dichlorodiethyl sulfide — mustard gas, poisonous substance which causes scorching and burns on the skin (used in chemical weapons) … English contemporary dictionary
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mustard gas — n an irritant oily liquid C4H8Cl2S used esp. as a chemical weapon that causes blistering, attacks the eyes and lungs, and is a systemic poison called also dichlorethyl sulfide, sulfur mustard * * * dichlorodiethyl sulfide … Medical dictionary
mustard gas — 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. Also called dichlorodiethyl sulfide. [1915 20; so called from its… … Universalium
nitrogen mustard — n any of various toxic blistering compounds analogous to mustard gas but containing nitrogen instead of sulfur esp mechlorethamine * * * see chlormethine * * * 1. mechlorethamine hydrochloride. 2. any of a group of cytotoxic alkylating agents… … Medical dictionary
yperite — yper·ite ē pə .rīt n MUSTARD GAS * * * yper·ite (iґpər īt) dichlorodiethyl sulfide … Medical dictionary
Vinyl ether — Systematic (IUPAC) name ethenoxyethene … Wikipedia
