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Nerve gas

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  1. 1
    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.

    "United States Army chemical warfare experts said they believed it was quite possible that a gas corresponding roughly to the description of “nerve gas” might be produced under special conditions, but they had not heard that it could be successfully used in warfare."

  2. 2
    a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system wordnet

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