nerve gas
nounDefinition of nerve gas
: an organophosphate chemical weapon that may be inhaled, absorbed through the skin, or ingested and interferes with normal nerve transmission : nerve agent
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The Clinton administration said the factory was producing nerve gas and that its operators were linked to al-Qaeda. — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, "The Age of Miscalculation," 19 Aug. 2019 The group set up a commune at the foot of Mount Fuji where Matsumoto preached to his followers and Aum’s scientists produced nerve gas. — Alastair Gale, WSJ, "Japan Executes Leader of Doomsday Cult," 6 July 2018 Sarin is a deadly nerve gas originally developed by the Nazis. — Simon Denyer, Washington Post, "Former leader of Japanese doomsday cult hanged over 1995 sarin gas attack," 5 July 2018 Since taking office last year, Mr. Trump has twice ordered airstrikes in Syria after Mr. Assad was accused of using the banned nerve gas sarin in two separate attacks that killed scores of people. — Raja Abdulrahim, WSJ, "Russia, Turkey to Create Buffer Zone in Syrian Opposition Stronghold," 17 Sep. 2018 Sarin nerve gas was then released in the city of Matsumoto, killing seven people in June 1994, and in Tokyo subway trains in March 1995, killing another 12 people. — Washington Post, BostonGlobe.com, "Japan executes Aum cult leader and six members linked to sarin gas attacks," 6 July 2018 Members of Aum Shinrikyo, an apocalyptic cult, had released nerve gas on the Tokyo subway. — The Economist, "On the hanging of Shoko Asahara, Japan’s nerve-gas guru," 12 July 2018 In addition to the eight people killed, hundreds were injured by the colorless, odorless nerve gas. — Author: Stuart Biggs, Gearoid Reidy, Anchorage Daily News, "Japan executes cult leader and 6 others for deadly 1995 sarin attack," 6 July 2018 North Korea is also believed to possess large stores of germ weapons and nerve gas, like the kind used to assassinate Mr. Kim’s half brother in an attack last year in Malaysia. — David E. Sanger And William J. Broad, New York Times, "Verifying the End of a Nuclear North Korea ‘Could Make Iran Look Easy’," 6 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nerve gas.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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