Synonyms for lachrymator in the sense of this definition

• lacrimator
• tear gas
• teargas

(lachrymator is a kind of ...) chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plants

• chemical weapon

(lachrymator is a kind of ...) a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely

• gas

(... is a kind of lachrymator ) 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

• chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile
• cs gas

(... is a kind of lachrymator ) a tear gas that is weaker than CS gas but lasts longer

• chloroacetophenone
• cn gas

(... is a kind of lachrymator ) gaseous form of chloropicrin used as tear gas

• nitrochloromethane