nerve gas

Noun

Meaning

a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

nerve agent cleaver revolver hatchet gun missile ammunition rifle shotgun pistol firearm crossbow musket catapult machete
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Antonyms

spoon bare hands

Hypernyms

agent poison gas

Hyponyms

organophosphate nerve agent VX gas

Examples

Former navy diver K.T. (Eiza Gonzalez), whose lungs were burned by nerve gas during an operation in Syria, clearly knows more than she is letting on. Source: Internet

FILE - In this March 20, 1995, file photo, subway passengers affected by sarin nerve gas are treated near Tsukiji subway station in Tokyo. Source: Internet

With 530 aircraft sorties and heavy use of nerve gas, they crushed the Iranian forces in the area, killing 3,500, and nearly destroying a Revolutionary Guard division. Source: Internet

There has never been a study done on the long-term health risks of being in the same area with a nerve gas incinerator. Source: Internet

They called on Moscow to "live up to its responsibilities" as a UN security council member and provide "full and complete disclosure" of its nerve gas programme. Source: Internet

This is a common problem: it’s one thing to develop a nuclear munition or, say, nerve gas. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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