vomiting agent

It was used as a weapon during World War I, where it showed itself as less effective than other vomiting agents.

DM belongs to the group of chemical warfare agents known as vomiting agents or sneeze gases.

In addition to tear gas, the United States inventory of nonlethal chemical agents has included vomiting agents such as Adamite that can immobilize victims.

Several were developed as chemical warfare agents during World War I, including vesicants such as lewisite and vomiting agents such as adamsite.

Diphenylchlorarsine was used as a chemical weapon on the Western front during the trench warfare of World War I. It belongs to the class of chemicals classified as vomiting agents.

In open areas, it is more useful as a vomiting agent but in closed-in areas, such as basements, trenches and caves, it is highly effective because of its "extreme" vapor density.