organophosphate nerve agent

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Hypernyms

nerve gas nerve agent

Hyponyms

GA GB gd sarin soman tabun

Close letter words and terms

organophilic organophosphatase organophosphate organophosphatic organophosphine organophosphofluoridate