organophosphate nerve agent (n)

n14970136

type n
lex_filenum 27
def any of a series of nerve agents containing organophosphate compounds first synthesized by German chemists in 1936
def in World War II the Germans tested them in concentration camps but not on the battlefield
def Iraq is alleged to have used them against Iran and against the Kurds
Outgoing links
Hypernym nerve gas, nerve agent
Hyponym sarin, GB; soman, GD; tabun, GA
Incoming links
Hyponym nerve gas, nerve agent
Hypernym sarin, GB; soman, GD; tabun, GA

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