Meanings of chemical irritant in English

Well, it turns out that onions contain a chemical irritant called syn-propanethial-S-oxide.

A second officer sprayed him with chemical irritant, David said.

That's when a Minneapolis police officer used what appears to be a chemical irritant.

And if the ballistic contains a chemical irritant, it would cause the adversary even greater disorientation and discomfort.

Police have also fired pepper balls, small projectiles containing chemical irritants.

Police responded by throwing chemical irritants at the protesters, according to a Reuters witness.

The water contained chemical irritants that stung protesters' eyes.

One woman could be heard screaming at police: "How can you do this?" Protesters said the water contained chemical irritants.

The transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) channel is activated by noxious stimuli including chemical irritants and endogenous inflammatory mediators.