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tear gas

non-lethal chemical weapon
Product weapon_type Q190512
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Summary

tear gas is a weapon type[1]. It draws 11,919 Wikipedia views per month (weapon type category, ranking #115 of 694).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: non-lethal weapon[3], chemical weapon[4], gas[5], chemical riot control agents[6]
  • Has use: pain infliction[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Lachrymatory agents[8]
  • Has effect: eye irritation[9], respiratory irritation[10], irritant dermatitis[11], bleeding[12], blindness[13], chemical burn[14], allergic contact dermatitis[15], Corneal scarring[16]
  • Uses: lachrymatory agent[17]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Human rights[18], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19]

Why It Matters

tear gas has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → tear-gas
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: tear-gas, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289961562|tear gas (#289961562)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n"
  2. 17w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject Human rights, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Has use → pain infliction
    Has effect → eye irritation, respiratory irritation, irritant dermatitis +5
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36807|batch #36807]]: tag for concrete/abstract disjunction anomaly"
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