novichok
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novichok
- /ˈnɒvɪtʃɒk/
- /ˈnəʊvɪtʃɒk/
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From Russian новичо́к (novičók, literally “newbie, newcomer”).
noun novichoks · Novichok
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Any of a group of deadly organophosphate nerve agents developed by the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s to evade restrictions on chemical weapons.
Those still fixated on the problem and not the solution will argue that the United States should take no action on the CWC until Russia “comes clean” about the novichok program under the Memorandum of Understanding.
Similar: foliant
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noun nerve agent
| Español | novichok |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 노비초크 nobichokeu |
| 日本語 | ノビチョク nobichoku |
| 中文 | 諾維喬克 /诺维乔克 nuòwéiqiáokè |
| Português | novichok |
| Français | novitchok |
| Deutsch | Nowitschok |
| Italiano | novičok |
| Ελληνικά | νοβιτσόκ novitsók |
| Русский | новичо́к novičók |
Talk about this word "novichok." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/novichok. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. novichok. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/novichok "novichok." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/novichok.Cite this
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title = {novichok},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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