organophosphate nerve agent

organophosphate nerve agent
noun
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
Hypernyms: ↑nerve gas, ↑nerve agent
Hyponyms: ↑sarin, ↑GB, ↑soman, ↑GD, ↑tabun, ↑GA

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