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nerve gas en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. A toxic chemical compound and banned weapon of mass destruction which, when inhaled or ingested, impairs nervous system functions, typically causing extreme physical distress and death by asphyxiation.
   • United States Army chemical warfare experts said they believed it was quite possible that a gas corresponding roughly to the description of “nerve gas” might be produced under special conditions, but they had not heard that it could be successfully used in warfare. 1940 May 14, “Nazi ‘New Weapon’ Draws Skepticism”, in New York Times, page 6:
   • A former Japanese cult guru was sentenced to hang Friday for masterminding a sarin nerve gas attack on Tokyo subway trains in 1995. 2004 February 27, George Nishiyama, “Japan Cult Guru to Hang for Sarin Nerve Gas Attack”, in Washington Post, retrieved 02 Oct 2008:

Forms

Synonyms

nerve agent

Translations (23)

hi तंत्रिका गैस (weapon of mass destruction) · cmn 神經毒氣 /神经毒气 (weapon of mass destruction) · de Nervenkampfstoff (weapon of mass destruction) · ko 신경 가스 (weapon of mass destruction) · nl zenuwgas (weapon of mass destruction) · fr gaz innervant (weapon of mass destruction) · fa عامل اعصاب (weapon of mass destruction) · fa گاز اعصاب (weapon of mass destruction) · ar عَامِل أَعْصَاب (weapon of mass destruction) · be нерво́ва-параліты́чны газ (weapon of mass destruction) · de Nervengas (weapon of mass destruction) · ru не́рвно-паралити́ческий газ (weapon of mass destruction) · uk нерво́во-параліти́чний газ (weapon of mass destruction) · es gas nervioso (weapon of mass destruction) · ga néarghás (weapon of mass destruction) · sv nervgas (weapon of mass destruction) · cmn 神經性毒劑 /神经性毒剂 (weapon of mass destruction) · it gas nervino (weapon of mass destruction) · la gasum nervosum (weapon of mass destruction) · fi hermokaasu (weapon of mass destruction) · ar غَاز أَعْصَاب (weapon of mass destruction) · eo nerva gaso (weapon of mass destruction) · ja 神経ガス (weapon of mass destruction)