sarin

sa·rin (sä′rin)

noun

a highly toxic nerve gas, CHFPO, which attacks the central nervous system, quickly bringing on convulsions and death

Etymology: Ger

Converse of object

produce: Since it contained at least 40 percent impurities when manufactured, sarin produced at Al Muthanna had a short shelf life.
manufacture: Since it contained at least 40 percent impurities when manufactured, sarin produced at Al Muthanna had a short shelf life.

Adjective modifier

deadly: Another 6,454 of these rockets filled with the deadly nerve agent sarin were accounted for and destroyed by inspectors between 1992 and 1993.

Modifies a noun

nerve: The sect released sarin nerve gas at numerous points on the Tokyo subway, affecting a distance of more than eight miles.
agent: Yesterday, as I expected - weaponised sarin nerve agent and mustard gas finally have been found in Iraq.

Noun used with modifier

nerve: One teaspoon of the nerve agent sarin can cause up to 10,000 deaths.
agent: One teaspoon of the nerve agent sarin can cause up to 10,000 deaths.
gas: The British military had been testing the nerve gas sarin on thousands of young servicemen.

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