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Meanings of blistering agent in English
Portuguese
gás mostarda A toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote.
Synonyms
Examples for "mustard gas"
Examples for "mustard gas"
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He also suffered from emphysema caused by the mustard gas, he added.
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These in turn were used to make mustard gas and nerve agents.
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It's also a precursor chemical for the blistering weapon nitrogen mustard gas.
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These conditions were again approached in the first German use of mustard gas.
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The fetlocks are bandaged with special oil-skin to protect them from mustard gas'.
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No US troops were hurt or have displayed symptoms of exposure to a mustard agent.
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Then there's the the Bari incident, when soldiers and sailors were swimming in mustard agent when Germans bombed U.S. ships in that Italian harbor.
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The two vanadoniobates as heterogeneous catalysts can effectively promote the oxidative decontamination of sulfur mustard simulants.
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Background: Sulfur mustard (SM) is a potent blistering chemical warfare agent, which was first used in 1917.
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Oxidative stress induced by free radicals is a major mechanism for the direct effects of Sulfur mustard on male infertility.
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Some studies have shown the harmful effects of Sulfur mustard as a war chemical toxin especially on sperm quality and male infertility.
Usage of blistering agent in English
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The administration of stimulative medicaments such as nux vomica and the application of an active blistering agent to the patella serve to hasten recovery.