Chemical Weapon Definition
noun
A chemical agent or toxin, such as mustard gas, lewisite, or sarin, that has been prepared for release on the battlefield or within a civilian population in sufficient concentration to cause widespread illness or death.
American Heritage Medicine
A chemical, such as poisonous gas, or a chemical device, such as a flamethrower or an incendiary bomb, used, or intended for use, as a weapon.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Chemical Weapon
Noun
Singular:
chemical weapon
Plural:
chemical-weapons
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