mustard gas

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Ms Shemirani's mother tried to blame medical staff for her daughter's death and has previously labelled chemotherapy as "mustard gas".

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

In the world of Francesca May’s queer gothic fantasy “Wild and Wicked Things,” World War I was epoch-making not for its machine guns and mustard gas, but for its use of magic.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 10, 2022

Other substances and activities listed include HIV and cobalt, which were added in 2016, as well as tobacco smoking, solar radiation, mustard gas, and asbestos.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2022

The poisoning of troops with mustard gas during World War I led to the production of chemotherapy.

From Scientific American • Apr. 27, 2021

Tested on the fruit fly, the same organism Muller had used in his original work with X-rays, mustard gas also produced mutations.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson