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sarin

/ ˈsærɪn /

noun

  1. isopropyl methylphosphono-fluoridate: used in chemical warfare as a lethal nerve gas producing asphyxia. Formula: CH 3 P(O)(F)OCH(CH 3 ) 2
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sarin

/ sârĭn /

  1. A poisonous liquid that inhibits the body's ability to catalyze acetylcholine. It is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare. Chemical formula: C 4 H 10 FO 2 P.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sarin1

C20: from German, from the surnames of its inventors, S ( chrader ), A ( mbrose ), R ( udinger ), and ( van der L ) in ( de )
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Example Sentences

Kaszeta insisted that the chemical compound hexamine in the sarin residue was a tell-tale sign of Syrian government involvement.

Both were convinced that the Syrian military, not its rebels, were behind the deadly sarin barrage.

The wrestling over the attacks continued, and turned to the chemical composition of the sarin.

That August, the Assad regime had launched sarin-nerve gas into the Damascus neighborhood of Ghouta.

But United Nations inspectors have only been able to confirm five, including a series of Sarin gas attacks on Aug. 21.

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