DI 2 CHLOROETHYL SULFIDE
\dˈa͡ɪ tˈuː klˌɔːɹə͡ʊˈiːθa͡ɪl sˈʌlfa͡ɪd], \dˈaɪ tˈuː klˌɔːɹəʊˈiːθaɪl sˈʌlfaɪd], \d_ˈaɪ t_ˈuː k_l_ˌɔː_ɹ_əʊ_ˈiː_θ_aɪ_l s_ˈʌ_l_f_aɪ_d]\
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Severe irritant and vesicant of skin, eyes, and lungs. It may cause blindness and lethal lung edema and was formerly used as a war gas. The substance has been proposed as a cytostatic and for treatment of psoriasis. It has been listed as a known carcinogen in the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP-85-002, 1985) (Merck, 11th ed).
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