soman

Noun
  • A nerve agent easily absorbed into the body
    A lethal cholinesterase inhibitor that is highly toxic when inhaled (synset 115080939)
    hypernym: organophosphate nerve agent - 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
    synonym: gd

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