"chemical warfare" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} chemical warfare (uncountable)
  1. (military) The use of toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons of war, through the intentional exposure of enemy forces to such substances. Wikipedia link: chemical warfare Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Military Translations (use of chemical substances as weapons of war): 化學戰 (Chinese Mandarin), 化学战 (huàxuézhàn) (Chinese Mandarin), kemiallinen sodankäynti (Finnish), guerre chimique [feminine] (French), хими́ческая война́ (ximíčeskaja vojná) [feminine] (Russian), kemisk krigföring [common-gender] (Swedish)

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