mustard gas

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Ms Shemirani's mother tried to blame medical staff for her daughter's death and has previously labelled chemotherapy as "mustard gas".

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

In the world of Francesca May’s queer gothic fantasy “Wild and Wicked Things,” World War I was epoch-making not for its machine guns and mustard gas, but for its use of magic.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 10, 2022

Other substances and activities listed include HIV and cobalt, which were added in 2016, as well as tobacco smoking, solar radiation, mustard gas, and asbestos.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2022

The mustard gas shells brought into Bari were in service of that mission, but the British authorities overseeing the harbor have been instructed adamantly to deny their existence to everyone, including the persistent American doctor.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2020

Working with mustard gas, they found that this chemical produces permanent chromosome abnormalities that cannot be distinguished from those induced by radiation.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson