Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cs_gas

1 sense of cs gas

Sense 1
chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile, CS gas -- (a tear gas that is stronger than CN gas but wears off faster; can be deployed by grenades or cluster bombs; can cause skin burns and fatal pulmonary edema)
       => tear gas, teargas, lacrimator, lachrymator -- (a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds)