chlorine gas
Toxic yellow-green vapor
Chlorine gas is the elemental form of chlorine at room temperature—a yellow-green gas with a sharp, suffocating odor.
It attacks the respiratory system and was used as a chemical weapon in World War I.
Industrial chlorine gas is used to manufacture plastics, disinfectants, and bleach.
The pool smelled strongly of chlorine gas.
- mustard gasBlistering chemical warfare agent
- phosgeneToxic carbonyl chloride gas
- halogenSalt-producing element group
- YpresFlemish city, wartime ruins
- diatomicHaving two atoms
water treatment · sulfur dioxide · corrosive · yellow-green · lung damage · trenches · trench warfare · ammonia · sarin · oxidizer · pulmonary edema · reactive · chemical weapon · poison gas · safety protocols · disinfectant · bleaching agent · WWI
- gasesgas, air, oxygen, helium, nitrogen
- pollutionair pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, smog, toxic waste
- weaponsknife, gun, sword, swords, rifle
- World War Itrenches, trench warfare, eastern front, Western Front, soldiers
- dangersdanger, peril, hazard, risk, menace
- hazardsfire hazard, fire hazards, toxin, contamination, tripping hazard
chlorine gasoxygen
Element eight, colorless gas
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Substance neutralizing harmful agents
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