nerve gas
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1. a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system (noun.substance)
hypernym | : | agent, |
definition | : | a substance that exerts some force or effect (noun.substance) |
hypernym | : | poison gas, |
definition | : | a gas that is poisonous to breath or contact; used in chemical warfare (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | vx gas, |
definition | : | a highly lethal nerve agent used in chemical warfare; a toxic liquid that penetrates the skin or lungs to disrupt the nervous system and stop respiration; in combat VX gas is deployed by detonating a container over the target area and can persist in the environment up to several weeks after release (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | organophosphate nerve agent, |
definition | : | 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 (noun.substance) |
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