Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A poisonous liquid, C4H10FO2P, that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare.

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  • noun The neurotoxin O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate, used as a chemical weapon.

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  • noun a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[German, originally a code name.]

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Named after the initials of its creators, Gerhard Schrader (1903–1990), Ambros, Rüdiger and Van der Linde.

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