Bis2-Chloroethyl-Sulfide

mus·tard gas (m

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An oily, volatile liquid that is corrosive to the skin and mucous membranes, causes severe, sometimes fatal respiratory damage, and was used in World War I as a chemical warfare agent.

mustard gas

[mus′tərd]

a poisonous gas used in chemical warfare during World War I. It causes corrosive destruction of the skin and mucous membranes, often resulting in permanent respiratory damage and death.

Mustard Gas

One of a class of cytotoxic, vesicant chemical warfare agents which form large blisters on exposed skin and respiratory tract mucosa. In addition to vesicle formation, mustard gas is mutagenic and carcinogenic and stores long term in fat.

mustard

an irritant compound derived from the dried ripe seed of Brassica (Sinapis) alba, B. nigra or B. juncea. Contains toxic allyl isothiocyanate in nontoxic glycoside form, though the plant also contains myrosinase, an enzyme that converts the glycoside to the toxic form. Used as a carminative, emetic and counterirritant in poultices.

mustard gas

one of several gases used in military activities, e.g. dichlorodiethylsulfide. Causes vesication of skin, blindness due to corneal damage, and pulmonary edema if inhaled.

mustard greens

green foliage of several mustard-type plants, used in salads.

mustard oil

present in high concentrations in mustard plants and causes acute indigestion in animals.

mustard oil glucosinolates

toxic oil glucosinolates found in plants.

sulfur mustard

a synthetic compound with vesicant and other toxic properties.

tansy mustard

see descurainia pinnata.

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