organophosphate nerve agent

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noun

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
• Hypernyms:
nerve gas, nerve agent
• Hyponyms:
sarin, GB, soman, GD, tabun, GA