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cyclosarin

cyclosarin noun: cyclohexyl methylphosphonofluoridate, an extremely toxic nerve gas used as a chemical weapon.

Noun

cyclosarin (uncountable)

  1. Cyclohexyl methylphosphonofluoridate, an extremely toxic nerve gas used as a chemical weapon.
    Synonyms:
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Synonyms of cyclosarin

Origin of cyclosarin

From cyclo- + sarin.

Questions about cyclosarin

What does cyclosarin mean?
Cyclosarin means cyclohexyl methylphosphonofluoridate, an extremely toxic nerve gas used as a chemical weapon.
What part of speech is cyclosarin?
Cyclosarin is a noun.

Words near cyclosarin in the dictionary

  1. cycloruthenates
  2. cycloruthenating
  3. cycloruthenation
  4. cycloruthenations
  5. cyclos
  6. cyclosarin
  7. cycloscope
  8. cycloscopes
  9. cycloserine
  10. cycloserines
  11. cycloses

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