Definitions for "Sarin"
A nerve agent of the organophosphate group which inhibits acetylcholinesterase.
a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase
A nerve agent used in chemical weapons. Code named GB in the West (NATO), sarin is a highly toxic organophosphate compound, similar to an insecticide, first developed by German scientists in the 1930s. Like other agents in this category, it binds with the body's enzymes and causes chemical imbalances within the body's nervous system. Most binary chemical munitions have been built to deliver sarin on the battlefield.
Computerized Proportions Analysis used by most laboratories to determine the proportions of the diamonds that they grade.