psychogas

English

Etymology

From psycho- +‎ gas.

Noun

psychogas (plural psychogases)

  1. Any gas having a psychological effect on the brain.
    Hypernym: psychochemical
    • 1963, Quarterly Review of Military Literature (volume 43, issue 6, page 47)
      Psychogases are available either as liquids or in powder form. When sprayed into the air to form aerosol, they spread across the ground very much like fog. They variously produce hallucinations, depression, apathy, or senseless elation, lasting from 12 to 24 hours.
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