sarin

sar·in  (sârn)

n.

A poisonous liquid, C₄H₁₀FO₂P, that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare.

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[German, originally a code name.]

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sarin [ˈsærɪn]

n

(Military) isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate: used in chemical warfare as a lethal nerve gas producing asphyxia. Formula: CH₃P(O)(F)OCH(CH₃)₂

[from German, from the surnames of its inventors, S(chrader), A(mbrose), R(udinger), and (van der L)in(de)]

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sarin  (sârn)

A poisonous liquid that inhibits the body's ability to catalyze acetylcholine. It is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare. Chemical formula: C₄H₁₀FO₂P.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sarin - a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase GB organophosphate nerve agent - 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

Translations

sarin [ˈsɑːrɪn] n → sarin m