organophosphate nerve agent

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organophosphate nerve agent - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  organophosphate nerve agent
      n 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