CS gas

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌsiːɛsˈgæs/


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CS gas
  1. a gas causing tears and painful breathing, used in civil disturbances; ortho-chlorobenzal malononitrile. Formula: C6H4ClCH:C(CN)2
Etymology: 20th Century: from the surname initials of its US inventors, Ben Carson and Roger Staughton

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