NOVICHOK

Etymology

Noun

novichok (countable and uncountable, plural novichoks)

Any of a group of deadly organophosphate nerve agents developed by the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s to evade restrictions on chemical weapons.

Synonyms

• foliant (CIA codename)

Source: Wiktionary



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