1. sarin - Noun
2. Sarin - Proper noun
a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase
Source: WordNetA 2013 United Nations report confirmed the use of sarin, but did not investigate which side used chemical weapons. Source: Internet
ACh gives the signal for muscles to contract, preventing them from relaxing. citation Initial symptoms following exposure to nerve agents (like sarin ) are a runny nose, tightness in the chest, and constriction of the pupils. Source: Internet
Both these facets of Porton Down's work had become more important because of the situation in Northern Ireland. citation In the early 1950s, nerve agents such as sarin were produced in small quantities—about 20 tons were made from 1954 until 1956. Source: Internet
A horrific sarin gas attack in a suburb of Damascus kills hundreds of men, women and children: the perfect pretext for Western military intervention after two years of civil war have left 100,000 people dead and turned 2 million into refugees. Source: Internet
A joint U.N.-OPCW investigative team accused Syria of using chlorine gas in at least two attacks in 2014 and 2015 and the nerve agent sarin in an aerial attack on Khan Sheikhoun in April 2017 that killed about 100 people and affected about 200 others. Source: Internet
Assad brushed off the allegation, suggesting the sarin gas could have been brought in by an outside government. Source: Internet