nerve gas
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nerve gas
noun nerve gases
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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.
Similar: nerve agent
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noun weapon of mass destruction
| Español | gas nervioso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 신경 가스 sin'gyeong gaseu |
| 日本語 | 神経ガス shinkei gasu |
| 中文 | 神經毒氣 /神经毒气 shénjīng dúqì, 神經性毒劑 /神经性毒剂 shénjīngxìng dújì |
| हिन्दी | तंत्रिका गैस tantrikā gais |
| Français | gaz innervant |
| Deutsch | Nervengas, Nervenkampfstoff |
| Italiano | gas nervino |
| Русский | не́рвно-паралити́ческий газ nérvno-paralitíčeskij gaz |
| العربية | غَاز أَعْصَاب ḡāz ʔaʕṣāb, عَامِل أَعْصَاب ʕāmil ʔaʕṣāb |
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@misc{nerve_gas_2026,
title = {nerve gas},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nerve%20gas},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
