| NOUN | substance | nerve gas, nerve agent | a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system |
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| Meaning | A toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system. | |
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| Synonym | nerve agent | |
| Narrower | VX gas | A highly lethal nerve agent used in chemical warfare |
| organophosphate nerve agent | Any of a series of nerve agents containing organophosphate compounds first synthesized by German chemists in 1936 | |
| Broader | agent | A substance that exerts some force or effect |
| poison gas | A gas that is poisonous to breath or contact | |
| Spanish | gas nervioso | |
| Catalan | agent nerviós, gas nerviós | |
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