chemical warfare
химическая война
The use of toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons of war, through the…The use of toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons of war, through the intentional exposure of enemy forces to such substances.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The use of toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons of war, through the intentional exposure of enemy forces to such substances.
хими́ческая война́ximíčeskaja vojná
More definitions
- warfare using chemical agents to kill or injure or incapacitate the enemy
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
use of chemical substances as weapons of war:
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- warfare using chemical agents to kill or injure or incapacitate the enemy:chemical operations
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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