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- noun organic chemistry The
chlorinated form ofacetophenone , C6H5-CO-CH2Cl, used as the riot control agentCN gas
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- noun a tear gas that is weaker than CS gas but lasts longer
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The other 29 percent of the smoke is the tearing agent, chloroacetophenone, which has been around for nearly a century and causes severe irritation of the mucous membranes.
Ars Technica Nate Anderson 2011
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The other 29 percent of the smoke is the tearing agent, chloroacetophenone, which has been around for nearly a century and causes severe irritation of the mucous membranes.
Ars Technica Nate Anderson 2011
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The other 29 percent of the smoke is the tearing agent, chloroacetophenone, which has been around for nearly a century and causes severe irritation of the mucous membranes.
Gizmodo Casey Chan 2011
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