Synonyms and antonyms of Chemical and biological weapons in American Thesaurus

Agent Orange (noun)

a poisonous chemical substance used by the U.S. army during the Vietnam War to destroy areas of tropical forest

biological warfare (noun)

the use of harmful bacteria as a weapon in war

biological weapon (noun)

harmful bacteria that are used as a weapon in war

bioweapon (noun)

a biological or chemical weapon

chemical warfare (noun)

the use of chemical weapons in wars

chemical weapon (noun)

a weapon that contains a poisonous chemical substance

cordite (noun)

a chemical that can explode, used in weapons

germ warfare (noun)

the use of bacteria and viruses to kill large numbers of people during a war

Mace ()

a substance that you spray in the face of someone who is attacking you in order to make their skin and eyes sting

mustard gas (noun)

a poisonous gas that burns your skin, eyes, nose, throat, and lungs, used especially in World War I

napalm (noun)

a thick liquid chemical contained in some bombs that burns the person or thing that it hits

nerve gas (noun)

a poisonous gas that damages people’s nerves and can kill them, used as a weapon in war

weapons of mass destruction (noun)

weapons that can cause great damage to very large areas, including nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, and biological weapons. They are often simply referred to as WMD.

WMD (noun)

weapons of mass destruction: nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons