mustard gas
Banned chemical agent
Mustard gas is a chemical warfare agent that causes severe blistering of skin, eyes, and respiratory tract.
First used extensively in World War I, it gets its name from its faint mustard-like odor.
The substance is not actually a gas but an oily liquid that vaporizes slowly, contaminating areas for extended periods.
Also called sulfur mustard.
Agent causing blisters
- blistersRaised fluid-filled skin
- burnsHeat-caused tissue damage
- lesionsAreas of damaged tissue
- ulcerationFormation of open sores
blindness · skin · necrosis · edema · inflammation · erythema · scarring · choking
Agent causing blisters
- agentOne who acts independently
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- volatileLiable to sudden change
lipophilic · HD · stockpile · precursor · degradation · detection · nerve agent
First global military conflict
- YpresFlemish city, wartime ruins
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
- chemical weaponsToxic substances weaponized
- no man's landUnowned space between enemies
gas masks · shells · artillery · battlefield · soldiers · chlorine · phosgene · Western Front
vesicant
Agent causing blisters
ulceration · blindness · skin · necrosis · edema · inflammation · erythema · scarring · choking · lung damage
vesicant
Agent causing blisters
- agentOne who acts independently
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
volatile · lipophilic · HD · stockpile · precursor · degradation · detection · nerve agent
World War I
First global military conflict
- YpresFlemish city, wartime ruins
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
- chemical weaponsToxic substances weaponized
no man's land · gas masks · shells · artillery · battlefield · soldiers · chlorine · phosgene · Western Front · armistice
- toxic substancesDDT, toxic fumes, poison gas, dioxin, benzene
- Cytotoxinsmethotrexate, 5-fluorouracil, taxol, antimetabolites, ricin
- vesicants
- gasesgas, air, oxygen, helium, nitrogen
- military equipmenttanks, assault rifle, missiles, grenade, submarines
- weaponsknife, gun, sword, swords, rifle
mustard gasantidote
Substance neutralizing harmful agents
medicine · healing salve · skin graft · balm · curative
mustard gasnerve agent
Weaponized neurotoxin
sarin · VX · phosgene · chlorine gas · tear gas
mustard gasexplosive
Prone to sudden detonation
bomb · high explosive · conventional weapon · artillery shell · bullet