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organophosphate nerve agent

DEFINITIONS OF: organophosphate nerve agent

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n 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

Types:
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
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
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