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nerve gas vs organophosphate nerve agent

organophosphate nerve agent vs nerve gas

nerve gas and organophosphate nerve agent both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nerve gas Yes No No No
organophosphate nerve agent Yes No No No
As nouns, organophosphate nerve agent is a hyponym of nerve gas; that is, organophosphate nerve agent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nerve gas:
  • nerve gas: a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system
  • 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
Other hyponyms of nerve gas include VX gas, G-series agent, G-series nerve agent, G agent.
nerve gas (noun) organophosphate nerve agent (noun)
a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system 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
Difference between nerve gas and organophosphate nerve agent

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