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sarin::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gb |
| Type of | organophosphate nerve agent |
Examples of sarin
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The incinerator finished destroying another kind of nerve agent, sarin, in 2006.
From the thestate.com
She has researched the effects of low doses of sarin, a nerve agent, on animals.
From the dispatch.com
Exposure to a high dose of sarin can cause convulsions and loss of consciousness.
From the washingtonpost.com
Sarin is not only a potent nerve agent, with time it can become highly corrosive.
From the newscientist.com
Officials said Thursday's leak occurred in one of the rockets that hold the sarin.
From the kentucky.com
Sarin is an odorless and tasteless liquid with a consistency similar to water.
From the kentucky.com
Syria is believed to have stockpiles of the nerve agent sarin and mustard gas.
From the newscientist.com
When it is fired, two precursor chemicals mix within the shell, forming sarin.
From the newscientist.com
The Aum Shinrikyo cult released sarin in their attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995.
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- A highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase
- Sarin, or GB is an organophosphorus compound with the formula [(CH3)2CHO]CH3P(O)F. It is a colorless, odorless liquid,. Emergency Response Safety and Health Database. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Accessed April 20, 2009. which is used as a chemical weapon. ...
- Delta Herculis (u03B4 Her, u03B4 Herculis) is a fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Hercules. It has the traditional name Sarin.
- The neurotoxin O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate, used as a chemical weapon
- Nerve gas used in 1995 subway attack in Tokyo by Aum Shinrikyo cult. One of the most likely toxic chemicals to be used in a terrorist attack.
- One of the G-series of nerve agents. It is composed of methylphosphoryldi-fluoride (DF) plus isopropanol.
- Poisoning was not well-known at the time, and many hospitals only received information on diagnosis and treatment because a professor at Shinshu University's school of medicine happened to see reports on television.
- Is a phosphorus-containing organic chemical, C4H10FO2P, that is extremely toxic to human beings and is used as a nerve agent, attacking the nervous system by irreversibly inhibiting cholinesterase. ...
