vomiting gas
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vom·it·ing gas
a gas (for example, chloropicrin) that can cause vomiting and gastrointestinal disorders such as colic and diarrhea.
vomiting gas
Military medicineChloropicrin, see there.
Public health
Any gas that evokes emesis, typically after nasopharyngeal irritation, coughing and sneezing and usually accompanied by headaches.
vomiting gas
A gas, particularly chloropicrin, that induces vomiting.
See also: gas