TABUN
tabun, GA
(noun) the first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
tabun (uncountable)
(organic compound) An extremely toxic nerve agent; a clear, tasteless liquid, molecular formula C5H11N2O2P.
Synonyms
• GA
Hypernyms
• anticholinesterase
• nitrile
• organophosphinate
Etymology 2
Noun
tabun (plural tabuns)
A clay oven, shaped like a truncated cone, with an opening at the bottom for stoking the fire.
Anagrams
• Bantu
Source: Wiktionary