n :  a yellow substance that has been reported to occur in southeastern Asia as a mist or as spots on rocks and vegetation and that has been held to have been used as a chemical warfare agent during the Vietnam war but that appears upon examination of its chemical and pollen content to be similar if not identical to the feces of bees .
 
 
 
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