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Meanings of mustard 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.

        gás mostarda
        Usage of mustard agent in English
        1
        No US troops were hurt or have displayed symptoms of exposure to a mustard agent.
        The Irish Times
        2
        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.
        Wired
        Translations for mustard agent
        Portuguese
        gás mostarda