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Noun: organophosphate nerve agent
  1. 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

Derived forms: organophosphate nerve agents

Type of: nerve agent, nerve gas

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