Defenition of the word teargas

Defenition of the word teargas
- A gas that irritates mucous membranes in the eyes, nose, mouth and lungs, and causes tearing, pain, and sometimes blindness.
- attack with teargas; subject to teargas fumes; "The students were teargassed during the riot"
- a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds
- attack with teargas; subject to teargas fumes