Noun: mustard gas mús-tu(r)d gas
- A toxic war gas with sulphide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote
"The use of mustard gas in warfare is prohibited by international law";
- mustard agent, blistering agent, dichloroethyl sulfide, sulfur mustard [N. Amer], sulphur mustard [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: mustard gases
Type of: poison gas, vesicant, vesicatory
Encyclopedia: Mustard gas