1) Ga
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1) Organophosphate nerve agent
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[nerve agent] Tabun or GA is an extremely toxic chemical substance. It is a clear, colorless, and tasteless liquid with a faint fruity odor. It is classified as a nerve agent because it fatally interferes with normal functioning of the mammalian nervous system. Its production is strictly controlled and stockpiling outlawed by the Chemical W...
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(from the article `anticholinesterase`) ...toxins that achieve their effects by causing a continual stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system. Parathion and malathion are thus ...
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The first of the nerve agents, also known as GA, developed in 1936 and produced industrially in 1942 It is a Schedule 1 chemical listed under the Schedules of Chemicals in the Annex on Chemicals of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
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Dimethylphosphoramidocyanidic acid, ethyl ester;an extremely potent cholinesterase inhibitor; the lethal dose for man is believed to be as low as 0.01 mg per kg; median lethal dosage (respiratory) is about 40 mg. Min/m3 for resting men. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: tā′bŭn Definitions: 1. An extremely potent cholinesterase inhibitor nerve gas; the lethal dose for humans is believed to be as low as 0.01 mg/kg; median lethal dosage (respiratory) is about 40 mg/minute/m3 for resting persons.
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Tabun: A man-made chemical warfare agent classified as a nerve agent. Nerve agents are the most toxic and rapidly acting of the known chemical warfare agents. They are similar to pesticides (insect killers) called organophosphates in terms of how they work and what kinds of harmful effects they cause. However, nerve agents are much more potent than...
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Tabun is a nerve gas used in chemical warfare. It is a colourless to brown odourless liquid causing nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea followed by muscular twitches and convulsions.
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noun 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
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