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.
Sarin is a highly potent, colorless and odorless liquid. A small droplet can kill a human. Sarin is a volatile compound that disperses quickly and is therefore not persistent. It can produce a vapor that is slightly heavier than air and thus hovers close to the ground.
A chemical commonly called nerve gas that can be used as a weapon. It causes death in high doses, or dizziness, diarrhea and loss of muscle control at lower levels. Some military experts believe Saddam Hussein's troops may have used sarin against the Kurds in his own country during the Iran-Iraq war.
An organophosphorous ester compound that produces potent and irreversible inhibition of cholinesterase. It is toxic to the nervous system and is a chemical warfare agent.
A nerve poison which is a very potent irreversible cholinesterase inhibitor and a more toxic nerve gas than tabun or soman.
Sarin or GB (O-Isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate) is an extremely toxic substance that is one of the world's most dangerous weapons of war. As a chemical weapon, it is classified as a weapon of mass destruction by the United Nations according to UN Resolution 687, and its production and stockpiling was outlawed by the Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993.
Sarin, also known by its NATO designation of GB (O-Isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate) is an extremely toxic substance whose sole application is as a nerve agent. As a chemical weapon, it is classified as a weapon of mass destruction by the United Nations according to UN Resolution 687, and its production and stockpiling was outlawed by the Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993.