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Definition of CS gas noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

CS gas

noun
 
/ˌsiː es ˈɡæs/
 
/ˌsiː es ˈɡæs/
[uncountable]
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  1. a gas that stings (= causes sharp pain in) the eyes, producing tears and making it difficult to breathe. CS gas is sometimes used to control crowds. see also tear gas
    Word Origin1960s: 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.
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