chemical agents
Synthesized active materials
Chemical agents are substances used to produce specific effects through chemical reactions.
In military and security contexts, the term usually means toxic compounds deployed as weapons—nerve agents, blister agents, tear gas: The treaty banned chemical agents in warfare.
More neutrally, chemical agents include any reactive substances used in industrial processes, cleaning, or scientific research.
- mustard gasBlistering chemical warfare agent
- sarinOrganophosphate chemical weapon
- phosgeneToxic carbonyl chloride gas
- poison gasHarmful inhaled chemical weapon
- gasesFormless, expansible substances
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- Chemical Warfarepoison gas, mustard gas, chlorine gas, phosgene, nerve gas
- Police Forcedeadly force, excessive force, lethal force, reasonable force, less lethal
- Weaponryrifles, shotguns, grenades, missiles, bombs
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Matter from the environment
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