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Chemical defense   /kˈɛməkəl dɪfˈɛns/   Listen
Chemical defense

noun
1.
Procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using chemical agents.  Synonym: chemical defence.





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"Chemical defense" Quotes from Famous Books



... evolving the various nociceptors for our nerve-muscular defense against our *gross enemies. That immunity is a chemical reaction is no argument against the application of the law of natural selection or of association. What essential difference is there between the chemical defense of the skunk against its NERVE-MUSCULAR enemies and its chemical defense (immunity) against ...
— The Origin and Nature of Emotions • George W. Crile


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