CHLOROACETOPHENONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chloroacetophenone mean? 

• CHLOROACETOPHENONE (noun)
  The noun CHLOROACETOPHENONE has 1 sense:

1. a tear gas that is weaker than CS gas but lasts longer

  Familiarity information: CHLOROACETOPHENONE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHLOROACETOPHENONE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tear gas that is weaker than CS gas but lasts longer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

chloroacetophenone; CN gas

Hypernyms ("chloroacetophenone" is a kind of...):

lachrymator; lacrimator; tear gas; teargas (a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chloroacetophenone"):

Chemical Mace; Mace ((trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization)