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



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