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GAZ VESICANT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-01-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- CBRNE Weapons
- Toxicology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vesicant
1, record 1, English, vesicant
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- blister gas 2, record 1, English, blister%20gas
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
"vesicant": a vesicant war gas (as mustard gas or lewisite). 3, record 1, English, - vesicant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"vesicant" (adj.): producing or tending to produce blisters. 3, record 1, English, - vesicant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
blister gas: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 4, record 1, English, - vesicant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Armes CBRNE
- Toxicologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gaz vésicant
1, record 1, French, gaz%20v%C3%A9sicant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vésicant 2, record 1, French, v%C3%A9sicant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gaz de combat, tel l’ypérite, provoquant de graves lésions phlycténulaires de la peau et des voies respiratoires. 3, record 1, French, - gaz%20v%C3%A9sicant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gaz vésicant : 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, - gaz%20v%C3%A9sicant
Record 1, Key term(s)
- vésicants
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Armas QBRNE
- Toxicología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- vesicante
1, record 1, Spanish, vesicante
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sustancia que produce ampollas en la piel. 1, record 1, Spanish, - vesicante
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-02-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- CBRNE Weapons
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- trichlorethylamine
1, record 2, English, trichlorethylamine
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Armes CBRNE
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- trichloréthylamine
1, record 2, French, trichlor%C3%A9thylamine
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gaz vésicant; plus insidieux, plus persistant, moins inflammable que l'ypérite mais se conserve moins bien. 1, record 2, French, - trichlor%C3%A9thylamine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Reproduit du lexique «Disarmament and Peace Keeping/Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l’autorisation de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 2, record 2, French, - trichlor%C3%A9thylamine
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Epidermis and Dermis
- Toxicology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- gas blister 1, record 3, English, gas%20blister
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Épiderme et derme
- Toxicologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ampoule provoquée par gaz vésicant
1, record 3, French, ampoule%20provoqu%C3%A9e%20par%20gaz%20v%C3%A9sicant
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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