Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable)An extremely toxic nerve gas; a clear, tasteless liquid, with the molecular formula C₅H₁₁N₂O₂P.

    Tabun

    the first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare

  2. A clay oven, shaped like a truncated cone, with an opening at the bottom for stoking the fire.

Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
toxic nerve gas:

Origin

From German, a code name. Borrowed from Arabic طَابُون (ṭābūn).

From German, a code name.

Borrowed from Arabic طَابُون (ṭābūn).

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Forms

plural: tabuns

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare:GA

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