noun
a tear gas that is weaker than CS gas but lasts longer
• Syn: ↑CN gas
• Hypernyms: ↑tear gas, ↑teargas, ↑lacrimator, ↑lachrymator
• Hyponyms: ↑Mace, ↑Chemical Mace
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/klawr'oh euh see'toh feuh nohn", -as'i toh-, klohr'-/, n.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, C8H7ClO, used in solution as a tear gas. Abbr.: CN
Also, chloracetophenone.
[CHLORO-2 + ACETOPHENONE]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.