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GAZ VESICANT [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • CBRNE Weapons
  • Toxicology
DEF

"vesicant": a vesicant war gas (as mustard gas or lewisite).

OBS

"vesicant" (adj.): producing or tending to produce blisters.

OBS

blister gas: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes CBRNE
  • Toxicologie
DEF

Gaz de combat, tel l'ypérite, provoquant de graves lésions phlycténulaires de la peau et des voies respiratoires.

OBS

gaz vésicant : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Key term(s)
  • vésicants

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Armas QBRNE
  • Toxicología
DEF

Sustancia que produce ampollas en la piel.

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