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organophosphate nerve agent meaning and definition
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Definition of organophosphate nerve agent (noun)
- 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
Source: Princeton University Wordnet