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    NERVE AGENT

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory systemplay

    Synonyms:

    nerve agent; nerve gas

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("nerve agent" is a kind of...):

    agent (a substance that exerts some force or effect)

    poison gas (a gas that is poisonous to breath or contact; used in chemical warfare)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nerve agent"):

    VX gas (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)

    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)

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