Tabun

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An extremely toxic nerve gas; a clear, tasteless liquid, molecular formula C₅H₁₁N₂O₂P. uncountable
  2. 2
    A clay oven, shaped like a truncated cone, with an opening at the bottom for stoking the fire.

    "Standing near Joseph, carrying a bag of taboon flatbreads, was Olivier, from Ivory Coast. He arrived a year ago and has been trying to save the 3,000 dinars (£780) he said it would cost to make the trip to Europe."

  3. 3
    the first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare wordnet

Synonyms

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gaga

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"Standing near Joseph, carrying a bag of taboon flatbreads, was Olivier, from Ivory Coast. He arrived a year ago and has been trying to save the 3,000 dinars (£780) he said it would cost to make the trip to Europe."

Etymology

Etymology 1

German, a code name.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic طَابُون (ṭābūn).

Related phrases

nerve agent

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