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tear gasses

tear gasses is the plural of tear gas.

tear gasses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tear gas.

Meaning of tear gas

Noun

tear gas (countable and uncountable, plural tear gases or tear gasses)

  1. Any lachrymatory, non-lethal chemical compound that causes the eyes to sting and water and/or irritates the respiratory system, mostly used for controlling crowds during riots or as self-defense.
    • The dispatches […] also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies. Having lectured the Arab world about democracy for years, its collusion in suppressing freedom was undeniable as protesters were met by weaponry and tear gas made in the west...2013 June 7, Gary Younge, “Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 18

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Questions about tear gasses

What is tear gasses the plural of?
Tear gasses is the plural of tear gas.

Words near tear gasses in the dictionary

  1. tear fluid
  2. tear fluids
  3. tear gas
  4. tear gases
  5. tear gassed
  6. tear gasses
  7. tear gassing
  8. tear gland
  9. tear glands
  10. tear into
  11. tear it up

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