sarin

/sɑˈrin/
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Other forms: sarins

Definitions of sarin
  1. noun
    a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase
    synonyms: GB
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    type of:
    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
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