vesicant
121organosulfur compound — ▪ chemical compound Introduction also spelled organosulphur compound , also called organic sulfur compound a subclass of organic substances that contain sulfur and that are known for their varied occurrence and unusual properties. They are… …
122mustard gas — noun A vesicant gas, bis (2 chloroethyl) sulfide, (ClCH)S, once used in chemical warfare; one of the sulfur mustard class of compounds. The man who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran …
123mezereon — noun a) An ornamental shrub, Daphne mezereum, having purple flowers and bright red fruit. b) The dried bark of this plant, once used as a vesicant …
124allyl — The monovalent radical, CH2=CHCH2 . a. alcohol a colorless liquid of pungent odor used in making resins and plasticizers; highly irritating to mucous membranes and readily absorbed, causing depression and coma. SYN: vinyl carbinol …
125cantharidin — The active principle of cantharis; the anhydride of cantharic acid. SYN: cantharis camphor. * * * can·thar·i·din kan thar əd ən n a bitter crystalline compound C10H12O4 that is the active blister producing ingredient of cantharides * * * n. the… …
126cantharis — A dried beetle, Lytta (C.) vesicatoria, used as a counterirritant and vesicant. SYN: Russian fly, Spanish fly. [L., fr. G. kantharis, a beetle] * * * Can·tha·ris kan(t) thə rəs n syn of LYTTA * * * Can·tha·ris (kanґthə ris) [L., from Gr.… …
127collodion — A liquid made by dissolving pyroxylin or gun cotton in ether and alcohol; on evaporation it leaves a glossy contractile film; used as a protective for cuts or as a vehicle for the local application of medicinal substances. SYN …
128croton oil — A fixed oil expressed from the seeds of Croton tiglium (family Euphorbiaceae), an East Indian shrub; used as an irritant purgative, and externally as a counterirritant and vesicant. * * * croton oil krōt ən n a viscid acrid fixed oil from an… …
