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nerve gas Definition

nerve gas

noun

any of several poisonous, odorless, colorless, and tasteless liquids that volatilize readily, are rapidly absorbed through the eyes, lungs, or skin, and inactivate the enzyme cholinesterase, causing paralysis of the respiratory and central nervous systems: manufactured as for use in war as a chemical weapon

nerve gas Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • sarin: The British military had been testing the nerve gas sarin on thousands of young servicemen.
  • test: Maddison died during nerve gas tests at Porton Down military research center in the 1950s.

Noun used with modifier

  • sarin: Potential news reports of soldiers writhing in agony from a cloud of sarin nerve gas had spooked the president and his commanders.

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