Mace

Mace

 [mās]

trademark for an aerosol mixture of CS, a common tear gas.

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Mace

, MACE (mās),

Acronym for methylchloroform 2-chloracetophenone (the prototypical lacrimator) in a light petroleum dispersant and a pressurized propellant.

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An acronym for objective measures of acute and/or adverse cardiovascular events (e.g., acute myocardial infarction, ischaemic stroke, coronary arterial occlusion, death) which are used to assess the effects of various interventions (e.g., rotablation, angioplasty, stenting) or therapeutics (e.g., antiarrhythmics, statins, ACE inhibitors) on outcomes, in the context of a clinical trial.

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Mace

A tear gas made from the lacrimatory agent chloracetophenone combined with a dispersant and an aerosol propellant.

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