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English noun: tear gas

1. tear gas (substance) a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds


Synonymslachrymator, lacrimator, teargas


Broader (hypernym)chemical weapon, gas


Narrower (hyponym)chloroacetophenone, chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile, CN gas, CS gas, nitrochloromethane









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