It is a lachrymator and has a fruity, pungent odor.
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It is a distillable, colorless liquid which is hygroscopic and a powerful lachrymator.
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"' Methyl isothiocyanate "'is the organosulfur compound with the lachrymator.
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Benzyl bromide is a strong lachrymator and is also intensely irritating to skin and mucous membranes.
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Dixon studied the chemistry of lachrymators and mustard gas and proposed a phosphokinase theory to explain their mode of action.
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"' Phenacyl bromide "'is the organic compound with the lachrymator as well as a useful precursor to other organic compounds.
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Lachrymators are thought to act by attacking TRPA1 ion channel that is expressed in sensory nerves ( trigeminal nerve ) of the eyes, nose, mouth and lungs.
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A separate enzyme, the lachrymatory factor synthase or LFS, then converts this chemical to " syn "-propanethial-" S "-oxide, a potent lachrymator.
परिभाषा
a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds पर्याय: tear gas, teargas, lacrimator,