English noun: blistering agent | |||
1. | blistering agent (substance) a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote | ||
Synonyms | dichloroethyl sulfide, mustard agent, mustard gas, sulfur mustard | ||
Broader (hypernym) | poison gas, vesicant, vesicatory | ||