Organophosphate Nerve Agent (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The use of organophosphate nerve agents as chemical warfare agents has been banned by the Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993.
- Scientists have been studying the effects of organophosphate nerve agents on human health for decades.
- The development of organophosphate nerve agents in the 1930s revolutionized the field of chemical warfare.
- Irregular use of certain organophosphate nerve agents on the battlefield has been restricted by various international laws.
- Alleged use of organophosphate nerve agents in certain instances in some armed conflict situations also proved challenging for various authorities.