White Cross (chemical warfare)
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White Cross (chemical warfare)
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White Cross (Weiẞkreuz) is a World War I chemical warfare agent consisting of one or more lachrymatory agents: bromoacetone (BA), bromobenzyl cyanide (Camite), bromomethyl ethyl ketone, chloroacetone, ethyl bromoacetate, and/or xylyl bromide. During World War I, White Cross was also a generic code name used by the German Army for artillery shells with an irritant chemical payload affecting the eyes and mucous membranes.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Cross_(chemical_warfare)
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2023-12-22T22:50:56Z
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