soman

/ ˈsəʊmən /

noun

1. an organophosphorus compound developed as a nerve gas in Germany during World War II

Word History and Origins

Origin of soman¹

C20: from German, of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Skeins of Japanese somen noodles are tucked beneath and hot oil poured over at the end.

From New York Times

“The porcine saltiness, the impossibly emulsified texture, the infinite shelf life — these are reasons why we add this humble king of canned luncheon meat to fried rice, saimin, wontons, or somen salad.”

From Washington Post

Its most fully realized dish is the somen noodle soup.

From Seattle Times

Proniras’s founders believe their drug will provide a better response; initial studies already show it “effectively arrests seizures in rodents” exposed to a nerve agent related to sarin, called soman.

From Seattle Times

The most potent of the novichok substances are considered to be more lethal than VX, the most deadly of the familiar nerve agents, which include sarin, tabun and soman.

From The Guardian