Organophosphate Nerve Agent — definition

1. organophosphate nerve agent (Noun)

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organophosphate nerve agent (Noun) — 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.

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