nerve agent
noun
: a toxic, usually odorless organophosphate (such as sarin, tabun, or VX) that is used as a chemical weapon in gaseous or liquid form, disrupts the transmission of nerve impulses, and may cause breathing difficulties, coughing, vomiting, muscle weakness or paralysis, convulsions, coma, and death : nerve gas
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This nerve agent was once released by the apocalyptic cult Aum Shinrikyo on the Tokyo subway in March 1995.
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Ibrahim Al-Marashi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
For example, a few years ago, another team wondered if AI could be used to generate novel molecules that would have the same properties as nerve agents.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
In 2021, Navalny returned to Russia from Germany, where he had been treated after being poisoned with Novichok, a Soviet-era nerve agent.
—Anna Chernova, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
This is in addition to Russia conducting attacks on individuals on British soil, including the Salisbury nerve agent attack on Sergei and Yulia Skripal, among others.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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Ibrahim Al-Marashi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
For example, a few years ago, another team wondered if AI could be used to generate novel molecules that would have the same properties as nerve agents.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
In 2021, Navalny returned to Russia from Germany, where he had been treated after being poisoned with Novichok, a Soviet-era nerve agent.
—Anna Chernova, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
This is in addition to Russia conducting attacks on individuals on British soil, including the Salisbury nerve agent attack on Sergei and Yulia Skripal, among others.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for nerve agent
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“Nerve agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nerve%20agent. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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