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Nerve gas Moderate

Nerve gas has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system

2

A toxic chemical compound and banned weapon of mass destruction which, when inhaled or ingested, impairs nervous system functions, typically causing extreme physical distress and death by asphyxiation.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
poison gas agent
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
VX gas organophosphate nerve agent
Rhyming Words
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