Als Therapieversuch bei systemischen Vergiftungen mit Lost

English translation: mustard gas

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German term or phrase:als therapieversuch bei systemischen vergiftungen mit lost
English translation:mustard gas
Entered by: Jeanie Eldon

10:03 Jan 29, 2020
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / Description of attributes of a chemical substance
German term or phrase: Als Therapieversuch bei systemischen Vergiftungen mit Lost
I am at a loss to translate 'Lost' and would welcome any help. I suspect it may be something akin to 'mustard gas' but I would prefer your confirmation before proceeding.
Andrew John Broadhurst
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:24
mustard gas
Explanation:
Lost m
(Chem.) mustard gas
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Jeanie Eldon
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:24
Grading comment
Just to confirm my grateful thanks for this contribution, Jeanie. I have used it.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2mustard gas
Jeanie Eldon
3chemical warfare agents
Kartik Isaac


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
mustard gas


Explanation:
Lost m
(Chem.) mustard gas


    https://www.dict.cc/?s=mustard%20gas
    https://www.dict.com/Englisch-Deutsch/Lost
Jeanie Eldon
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Just to confirm my grateful thanks for this contribution, Jeanie. I have used it.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you so much, Jeanie! My usual sources couldn't help at all and didn't even recognise 'Lost' as a German word!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chris Pr
1 hr
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agree  Cilian O'Tuama: aka Senfgas (trivial name) in German, see: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senfgas
10 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
chemical warfare agents


Explanation:
I found several references to Lost being "chemical warfare agents". Hope that helps.
https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/fileadmin/Dateie...

Kartik Isaac
Switzerland
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: Loste are indeed "c. w. agents", but so are plenty of other substances.
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