Nerve Gas Definition

noun
Any of several poisonous, odorless, colorless, and tasteless liquids that volatilize readily, are rapidly absorbed through the eyes, lungs, or skin, and inactivate the enzyme cholinesterase, causing paralysis of the respiratory and central nervous systems: manufactured as for use in war as a chemical weapon.
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Other Word Forms of Nerve Gas

Noun

Singular:
nerve gas
Plural:
nerve-gases

Nerve Gas Sentence Examples

  • In America, animal tests conducted with a mixture of a nerve gas antidote and insect repellent indicated nerve damage.

  • Potential news reports of soldiers writhing in agony from a cloud of sarin nerve gas had spooked the president and his commanders.

  • The British military had been testing the nerve gas sarin on thousands of young servicemen.

  • The sect released sarin nerve gas at numerous points on the Tokyo subway, affecting a distance of more than eight miles.

  • Each of these substances is considered to be a nerve gas and can be deadly.

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