Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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tabun | Yes | No | No | No |
organophosphate nerve agent | Yes | No | No | No |
tabun (noun) | organophosphate nerve agent (noun) |
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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 | 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 |