Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

organophosphate nerve agent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: organophos-phate n-erve a-gent
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

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

Questions

What does organophosphate nerve agent mean?: 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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