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organophosphate nerve agent

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  • noun 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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hypernyms (2)

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  1. nerve agent
  2. nerve gas

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  1. GB
  2. Ga
  3. Gd
  4. sarin
  5. soman
  6. tabun

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