| English Dictionary |
SARIN
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does sarin mean?
• SARIN (noun)
The noun SARIN has 1 sense:
1. a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase
Familiarity information: SARIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
GB; sarin
Hypernyms ("sarin" is a kind of...):
organophosphate nerve agent (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)
Context examples
Examples are nerve agents such as sarin and VX.
(Chemical Emergencies, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"The cheap thing isnt without problem, the expensive without help." (Afghanistan proverb)
"Your son is like how you raised him. And your husband is like how you trained him." (Arabic proverb)
"A curse turns against the one who uttered it." (Corsican proverb)