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nerve gas

noun

any of several poison gases, derived chiefly from phosphoric acid, that weaken or paralyze the nervous system, especially that part of the system controlling respiration.

nerve gas

(esp in chemical warfare) any of various poisonous gases that have a potentially fatal paralysing effect on the central nervous system

nerve gas

Any of various poisonous gases that interfere with the functioning of nerves by inhibiting the breakdown of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Increased levels of acetylcholine stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system, leading to cardiac and respiratory arrest.

First recorded in 1935–40

That August, the Assad regime had launched sarin-nerve gas into the Damascus neighborhood of Ghouta.

It is now clear that the Syrian government used sarin nerve gas to attack suspected rebel forces in Damascus on August 21.

The nerve gas shells were fired from a military base in a mountain range to the west of Damascus, according to the report.

A third category of chemical weapon is comparably savage—the nerve-gas agents.

On 19 March, both the Assad regime and the rebels claimed nerve gas had been used against their forces at Khan al-Assal.

And that would hit our banking system the same way a nerve gas hits the nervous system.

The Iraqi regime has plotted to develop anthrax, and nerve gas, and nuclear weapons for over a decade.

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