Definition of Chemical agent

1. Noun. An agent that produces chemical reactions.


Definition of Chemical agent

1. Noun. Any noxious substance intended for use in military or police operations. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chemical Agent

chem lab
chemesthesis
chemexfoliation
chemi-
chemiatry
chemic
chemical
chemical-bomb
chemical-compound
chemical-formula
chemical-property
chemical abortion
chemical action
chemical affinities
chemical affinity
chemical agent
chemical agents
chemical analysis
chemical and pharmacologic phenomena
chemical antidote
chemical attraction
chemical balance
chemical beam epitaxy
chemical biology
chemical bomb
chemical bond
chemical burn
chemical castrations
chemical cautery

Literary usage of Chemical agent

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1885)
"Temperatures such ae described will decompose the fat, but unless some chemical agent, such as water, lime, soda, or potash, is present to take the place of ..."

2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1860)
"... after a lapse of five years and a half, I found it as fresh as it was the first day. M. dc Pierre has greatly any chemical agent. By t/ie Abbe MOIGNO. ..."

3. The Status of Efforts to Identify Persian Gulf War Syndrome edited by Christopher Shays (1999)
"The computer system notified us mat the amount of chemical agent vapor in the air was not significant enough to produce any casualties. ..."

4. U. S. Dual-Use Exports to Iraq and Their Impact on the Health of the Persian by DIANE Publishing Company (1997)
"... full chemical protective clothing walked to the container, estimated to contain between 300- Liters, or about 250 gallons of liquid, with chemical agent ..."

5. Chemical Weapons and Material: Key Factors Affecting Disposal Costs and Schedule by Thomas J. Howard (1999)
"1981 The Army decided to build the Johnston Atoll chemical agent Disposal ... 1981-1986 The Army used the chemical agent Munitions Disposal System to test ..."

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