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Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-11-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- CBRNE Weapons
- Toxicology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- choking agent
1, record 1, English, choking%20agent
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pulmonary agent 2, record 1, English, pulmonary%20agent
correct
- lung-damaging agent 3, record 1, English, lung%2Ddamaging%20agent
correct
- suffocant 4, record 1, English, suffocant
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A chemical warfare agent [that] produces irritation to [the] eyes and the upper respiratory tract and damage to the lungs, primarily causing pulmonary edema. 3, record 1, English, - choking%20agent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Choking agents] include phosgene, diphosgene, chlorine, and chloropicrin. 3, record 1, English, - choking%20agent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
choking agent: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 5, record 1, English, - choking%20agent
Record 1, Key term(s)
- lung damaging agent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Armes CBRNE
- Toxicologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- agent suffocant
1, record 1, French, agent%20suffocant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- suffocant 2, record 1, French, suffocant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Agent de guerre chimique] très volatil qui, lorsqu'il est inhalé, provoque une irritation et de graves lésions au niveau des bronches et des poumons [, ce qui] entraîne [habituellement] une mort par asphyxie. 3, record 1, French, - agent%20suffocant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le phosgène, le diphosgène, le chlore et la chloropicrine sont des agents suffocants. 4, record 1, French, - agent%20suffocant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
suffocant : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 4, record 1, French, - agent%20suffocant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Armas QBRNE
- Toxicología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- agente asfixiante
1, record 1, Spanish, agente%20asfixiante
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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