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vesicant
[ ves-i-kuhnt ]
noun
- a vesicant agent or substance.
- (in chemical warfare) a chemical agent that causes burns and destruction of tissue both internally and externally.
vesicant
/ ˈvɛsɪˌkeɪtərɪ; ˈvɛsɪkənt /
noun
- any substance that causes blisters, used in medicine and in chemical warfare
adjective
- acting as a vesicant
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of vesicant1
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“Weaponized vesicants, nerve agents and toxic industrial compounds are suspected to have been considered under the program.â€
Trying to insert central lines and then have vesicant drugs infiltrate into tissues is torture.
A chemical weapons expert told HRW the attacks caused painful burns to at least seven people, consistent with exposure to low levels of a chemical warfare agent known as 'vesicants', or blister agents.
Two independent chemical weapons experts agreed the injuries seen were consistent with a chemical attack, with symptoms pointing to vesicant or blister agents.
But soon all sides had turned to gases which maimed even soldiers wearing a mask - blistering agents, or "vesicants".
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