tabun

Noun
  • 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 (synset 115090692)
    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: ga

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