Chemical Weapon

Noun1.chemical weapon - chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plants
chemical bomb, gas bomb - a bomb laden with chemical agents that are released when the bomb explodes
pepper spray - a nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleorsein capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrent
W.M.D., weapon of mass destruction, WMD - a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)
poison gas - a gas that is poisonous to breath or contact; used in chemical warfare
lachrymator, lacrimator, tear gas, teargas - a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds

 

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