Meaning Of The Word Yellow rain

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yellow rain in American English
a highly toxic, yellowish, powdery substance found in Southeast Asia c. 1975-85, alleged by some to be a chemical warfare agent dropped from airplanes and by others to be contaminated bee excrement
noun: small, powdery yellow deposits containing the fungal toxin tricothecene, found on leaves and other surfaces in Southeast Asia and Afghanistan in the early 1980s and alleged by some to be a chemical weapon disseminated by air but claimed by others to be po

yellow rain in British English
noun: a type of yellow precipitation described in parts of SE Asia and alleged by some to be evidence of chemical warfare using mycotoxins

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