tabun (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *tabun*:
NOUN	substance	tabun, GA	the first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936

English > *tabun*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	The first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid / liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare.
Synonym	GA
Broader	organophosphate nerve agent	Any of a series of nerve agents containing organophosphate compounds first synthesized by German chemists in 1936
Spanish	tabun
Catalan	tabun

HyperDic: tabun