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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nerve agent
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: agent, poison gas
Narrower terms: VX gas, organophosphate nerve agent
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
غَاز أَعْصَاب
(ḡāz ʔaʕṣāb)
— weapon of mass destruction
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Arabic:
عَامِل أَعْصَاب
(ʕāmil ʔaʕṣāb)
— weapon of mass destruction
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Belarusian:
нерво́ва-параліты́чны газ
(njervóva-paralitýčny haz)
— weapon of mass destruction
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Chinese Mandarin:
神經毒氣 /神经毒气
(shénjīng dúqì)
— weapon of mass destruction
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Chinese Mandarin:
神經性毒劑 /神经性毒剂
(shénjīngxìng dújì)
— weapon of mass destruction
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Dutch:
zenuwgas
— weapon of mass destruction
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Esperanto:
nerva gaso
— weapon of mass destruction
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Finnish:
hermokaasu
— weapon of mass destruction
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French:
gaz innervant
— weapon of mass destruction
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German:
Nervengas
— weapon of mass destruction
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German:
Nervenkampfstoff
— weapon of mass destruction
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Hindi:
तंत्रिका गैस
(tantrikā gais)
— weapon of mass destruction
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Irish:
néarghás
— weapon of mass destruction
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Italian:
gas nervino
— weapon of mass destruction
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Japanese:
神経ガス
(shinkei gasu)
— weapon of mass destruction
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Korean:
신경 가스
(sin'gyeong gaseu)
— weapon of mass destruction
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Latin:
gasum nervosum
— weapon of mass destruction
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Persian:
گاز اعصاب
(gâz-e a'sâb)
— weapon of mass destruction
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Persian:
عامل اعصاب
('âmel-e a'sâb)
— weapon of mass destruction
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Russian:
не́рвно-паралити́ческий газ
(nérvno-paralitíčeskij gaz)
— weapon of mass destruction
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Spanish:
gas nervioso
— weapon of mass destruction
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Swedish:
nervgas
— weapon of mass destruction
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Ukrainian:
нерво́во-параліти́чний газ
(nervóvo-paralitýčnyj haz)
— weapon of mass destruction