chemical warfare

noun

The use of toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons of war, through the intentional exposure of enemy forces to such substances.

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chemical operations
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Meanings

nounchemical warfare (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegovernmentThe use of toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons of war, through the intentional exposure of enemy forces to such substances.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounwarfare using chemical agents to kill or injure or incapacitate the enemy

Similar
chemical operations
Broader
warwarfare

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 化學戰 /化学战
  • 化學戰 /化学战 (huàxuézhàn)use of chemical substances as weapons of war
Finnish kemiallinen sodankäynti
  • kemiallinen sodankäyntiuse of chemical substances as weapons of war
French guerre chimique
  • guerre chimiqueuse of chemical substances as weapons of war
Russian хими́ческая война́
  • хими́ческая война́ (ximíčeskaja vojná)use of chemical substances as weapons of war
Swedish kemisk krigföring
  • kemisk krigföringuse of chemical substances as weapons of war
Cite this entry
APA

chemical warfare. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemical%20warfare

MLA

“chemical warfare.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemical%20warfare. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chemical warfare,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemical%20warfare.

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