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CS gas

Pronunciation: /siːɛsˈɡas/

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Definition of CS gas

noun

[mass noun]

a powerful form of tear gas used particularly in the control of riots.

Origin:

1960s: from the initials of Ben B. Corson (1896–1987) and Roger W. Stoughton (1906–57), the American chemists who discovered the properties of the chemical in 1928