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CHLOROBENZYLIDENEMALONONITRILE

Dictionary entry overview: What does chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile mean?

• CHLOROBENZYLIDENEMALONONITRILE (noun)
The noun CHLOROBENZYLIDENEMALONONITRILE has 1 sense:

1. a tear gas that is stronger than CN gas but wears off faster; can be deployed by grenades or cluster bombs; can cause skin burns and fatal pulmonary edema

Familiarity information: CHLOROBENZYLIDENEMALONONITRILE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CHLOROBENZYLIDENEMALONONITRILE (noun)

Sense 1

chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A tear gas that is stronger than CN gas but wears off faster; can be deployed by grenades or cluster bombs; can cause skin burns and fatal pulmonary edema

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile; CS gas

Hypernyms ("chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile" is a kind of...):

lachrymator; lacrimator; tear gas; teargas (a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds)

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