Noun
novichok (countable and uncountable, plural novichoks)
Any of a group of deadly organophosphate nerve agents developed by the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s to evade restrictions on chemical weapons.
Mr. Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, were found to have Novichok in their systems. Source: Internet
Novichok suppresses an important enzyme known as cholinesterase. Source: Internet
Russian officials said on Friday that metabolic problems and pancreatitis caused Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to fall ill in August, ruling out findings by European labs that he was poisoned with Novichok. Source: Internet
In 2018, the Kremlin was also accused of being behind the attempted murder of ex-double agent Sergei Skripal in Salisbury, southwest England, using a Novichok nerve agent. Source: Internet
In addition to German officials, a NATO in-house lab test proved “beyond doubt” that the opposition leader was poisoned with the military-grade nerve agent Novichok in what the NATO chief described Friday as an “assassination attempt.” Source: Internet
Mr Kudryavtsev said he had been sent to Omsk later to seize Mr Navalny's clothes and remove all traces of Novichok from them. Source: Internet