tabun
Tabun
An extremely toxic nerve gasAn extremely toxic nerve gas; a clear, tasteless liquid, with the molecular formula C₅H₁₁N₂O₂P.
Meaning
2 senses(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
A clay oven, shaped like a truncated cone, with an opening at the bottom for stoking the fire.
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toxic nerve gas:
Origin
From German, a code name. Borrowed from Arabic طَابُون (ṭābūn).Forms
plural: tabunsSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable