organophosphate nerve agent

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1. 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)

hypernym	:	nerve agent, nerve gas,
definition	:	a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	gb, sarin,
definition	:	a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	gd, soman,
definition	:	a nerve agent easily absorbed into the body; a lethal cholinesterase inhibitor that is highly toxic when inhaled (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	ga, tabun,
definition	:	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 (noun.substance)

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