Lewisite

Conant had supervised the production of a poison gas (never used) called lewisite during World War I, and shortly after the outbreak of World War II, he was invited to join a government body created to oversee scientific contributions to military research. ❋ Menand, Louis (1994)

The corps found an open flask containing traces of the chemical agent mustard, another blistering agent called lewisite and munition shells with more digging near a one-time Army chemical warfare station at American University. ❋ [email protected] ( (2010)

The Corps discovered an open flask containing traces of the chemical agent mustard, another blistering agent called lewisite and munition shells with more digging near a one-time Army chemical warfare station at American University. ❋ BRETT ZONGKER (2010)

In 2008, the arsenal temporarily closed to the public after the chemical agent lewisite was found. ❋ AP (2010)

Iran lay in financial and emotional ruins, with an entire generation killed in battle or horribly maimed by Iraq's western-supplied chemical weapons that included the burning agents mustard gas and lewisite, chlorine, cyanide, and a variety of deadly nerve gases. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A boatload of lewisite had been on its way to Europe in 1918 when Germany capitulated. ❋ Nicholson Baker (2008)

That's right, Pentagon leaders don't see the value next year in spending one thin dime to destroy or secure VX, soman, sarin, or lewisite/mustard nerve and blister agents from Russia or the former Soviet states. ❋ Unknown (2008)

During the First World War, James Conant had been in charge of manufacturing lewisite, a war gas that smelled like geraniums. ❋ Nicholson Baker (2008)

He had set up a large lewisite factory near Cleveland, for which service he won a medal. ❋ Nicholson Baker (2008)

Even after more than half a century on the seabed the shells 'contents -- mostly mustard gas and lewisite (both blister agents), as well as the nerve gas tabun -- may still be deadly. ❋ Unknown (2007)

In addition, it manufactured toxic agents such as mustard gas, phosgene, lewisite, white phosphorous, and tear gas. ❋ Unknown (2005)

It can be used to develop the blistering agent lewisite, Noble said. ❋ Unknown (2010)