Agent - in Chemistry and Warfare

In Chemistry and Warfare

  • Agent Orange, code name for an herbicide and defoliant
  • Biological agent, infectious disease or toxin that can be used in bioterrorism or biological warfare
  • Chemical warfare, involves using the toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons to kill, injure, or incapacitate an enemy
    • Blister agent or vesicant, chemical compound that causes severe skin, eye and mucosal pain and irritation
    • Blood agent or cyanogen agent, chemical compound carried by the blood for distribution throughout the body
    • Incapacitating agent, agent that produces temporary physiological or mental effects, or both, which will render individuals incapable of concerted effort in the performance of their assigned duties
    • Nerve agent or nerve gases, class of phosphorus-containing organic chemicals (organophosphates) that disrupt the mechanism by which nerves transfer messages to organs
    • Pulmonary agent or choking agent, chemical weapon agent designed to impede a victim's ability to breathe
    • Riot control agent, less-lethal lachrymatory agents used for riot control

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