TABUN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

GA; tabun

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("tabun" is a kind of...):

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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