distilled mustard gas

distilled mustard gas

[də′stild ′məs·tərd ‚gas]

(organic chemistry)

A delayed-action casualty gas (mustard gas) that has been distilled, or purified, to greatly reduce the odor and thereby increase its difficulty of detection.

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