organophosphate nerve agent

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   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

   Broadernerve gas

   Narrowersarinsomantabun

Questions about organophosphate nerve agent

What does organophosphate nerve agent mean?

organophosphate nerve agent means "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".

Is organophosphate nerve agent a common word?

organophosphate nerve agent is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.