organophosphate nerve agent

Noun
  1. Any of a series of nerve agents containing organophosphate compounds first synthesized by German chemists in 1936;
    In World War II the Germans tested them in concentration camps but not on the battlefield;
    Iraq is alleged to have used them against Iran and against the Kurds (synset 114994695)
    is a type of: nerve agent, nerve gas - a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system
    subtypes:
    • gb, sarin - a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase
    • gd, soman - a nerve agent easily absorbed into the body; a lethal cholinesterase inhibitor that is highly toxic when inhaled
    • ga, tabun - the first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare

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