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Meanings of blister agent in inglés

ruso
везикант
portugués
substância vesicante
catalán
agent vesicant
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vesicante

Chemical compound that causes severe skin, eye and mucosal pain and irritation.

        vesicante
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        Examples for "vesicant"
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        The vesicant action of mustard gas produced huge casualties with relatively little permanent harm.
        The Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and War
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        Reduction having been affected, the application of a vesicant over the whole patellar region is customary.
        Lameness of the Horse / Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1
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        The combination of the vesicant and persistent properties of mustard gas rendered it a powerful military factor.
        The Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and War
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        Even those who wore the mask were attacked by the vesicant or blistering influence of the gas.
        The Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and War
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        The French Physiological Classification;-AsphyxiatingSubstances;-Toxic Substances;-Chemicals or poison gases were either asphyxiating, toxic, lachrymatory, vesicant, or sternutatory.
        The Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and War
        1
        The administration of stimulative medicaments such as nux vomica and the application of an active blistering agent to the patella serve to hasten recovery.
        Lameness of the Horse / Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1
        Usage of blister agent in inglés
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        Based on the iRobot Packbot, the machine "will also carry the new Lightweight Chemical Detector... to detect nerve and blister agents."
        Wired
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