1. a tear gas that is stronger than CN gas but wears off faster; can be deployed by grenades or cluster bombs; can cause skin burns and fatal pulmonary edema; [syn: chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile, CS gas]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
CS gas
n 1: a tear gas that is stronger than CN gas but wears off
faster; can be deployed by grenades or cluster bombs; can
cause skin burns and fatal pulmonary edema [syn:
chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile, CS gas]