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Meanings of lachrymatory agent in English

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A gas that irritates mucous membranes in the eyes, nose, mouth and lungs, and causes tearing, pain, and sometimes blindness.

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        Examples for "teargas"
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        Officers used water cannon, teargas and rubber bullets, a police spokesman said.
        Reuters
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        The use of teargas and pepper sprays are a public health nightmare.
        The Guardian
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        Security forces quickly arrived, firing teargas -with sustained gunfire also heard.
        The Guardian
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        Residents said police used teargas and live ammunition to disperse the crowd.
        Reuters
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        Police said they opened fire after failing to disperse activists with teargas.
        Reuters
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        The Allied lachrymator campaign was terribly handicapped by lack of bromine.
        The Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and War
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        Lachrymators.-Thereis hardly need to dwell on the next class, the lachrymator.
        The Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and War
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        The Germans first used chlorine for cloud gas, and certain lachrymators for shell.
        The Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and War
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        The writer has vivid recollections of their use of lachrymators in the Loos Battle.
        The Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and War
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        The Germans undoubtedly attached considerable importance to their brominated lachrymators.
        The Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and War
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        One sulfur product is produced in significant quantities only in the onion, shallot, leek, chive, and rakkyo: the "lacrimator," which causes our eyes to water.
        On food and cooking: the science and lore of the kitchen
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        Others, he said, needed medical treatment after being hit with tear gas.
        Ebony
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        Security forces fired tear gas and used batons to stop the protesters.
        The Irish Times
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        Of course all of us got hit and affected by tear gas.
        Reuters
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        Both sides used tear gas at the Kastanies border post on Wednesday.
        Reuters
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        Police were forced to fire tear gas at demonstrators amid the chaos.
        News.com.au