diphenylchloroarsine

noun

di·phe·nyl·chlo·ro·ar·sine -ˌklōr-ō-ˈär-ˌsēn, -ˌklȯr-, -sən

variants also diphenylchlorarsine

-ˌklōr-ˈär-, -ˌklȯr-

: a colorless crystalline arsenical (C₆H₅)₂AsCl used during World War I especially by the Germans for producing a toxic smoke causing sneezing and vomiting

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