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sneeze gas
(Encyclopedia)sneeze gas, poison gas used in riot control and chemical warfare. It is highly irritating to the nose and throat; inhalation of the substance causes sneezing and coughing, but rarely causes permanent ...blister gas
(Encyclopedia)blister gas: see poison gas.rare gas
(Encyclopedia)rare gas: see inert gas.producer gas
(Encyclopedia)producer gas, fuel gas consisting chiefly of carbon monoxide and nitrogen. It is prepared in a furnace or generator in which air is forced upward through a burning fuel of coal or coke. Although the f...sarin
(Encyclopedia)sarin zärēnˈ [key], volatile liquid used as a nerve gas. It boils at 147℃ but evaporates quickly at room temperature; its vapor is colorless and odorless. Chemically, sarin is fluoroisopropoxymet...CN (tear gas)
(Encyclopedia)CN, ordinary tear gas. The chemical name for CN is chloroacetophenone. ...liquefied natural gas
(Encyclopedia)liquefied natural gas: see under natural gas. ...liquefied petroleum gas
(Encyclopedia)liquefied petroleum gas or LPG, mixture of gases, chiefly propane and butane, produced commercially from petroleum and stored under pressure to keep it in a liquid state. The boiling point of liquefie...universal gas constant
(Encyclopedia)universal gas constant: see gas laws. ...riot-control gas
(Encyclopedia)riot-control gas: see poison gas; tear gas. ...Browse by Subject
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