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sarin

UK/ˈsɑːɹɪn//ˈsɑːɹən/

sarin noun: the nerve gas O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate, used as a chemical weapon.

Noun

sarin (uncountable)

  1. The nerve gas O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate, used as a chemical weapon.
    • The health minister in Turkey, which treated many of the attack's victims and conducted autopsies on others, said test results conducted on victims confirmed sarin gas was used.2017 April 12, Samuel Osborne, “Vladimir Putin says US-Russia relations are worse since Donald Trump took office”, in The Independent
    • Because Syria was not a signatory of the Chemical Weapons Convention, there was no international mechanism to ascribe responsibility for the attack, although UN inspectors did conclude that sarin had been deployed.2022 April 17, Scott Lucas, “When Will There Be Justice Over Assad’s Sarin Attacks?”, in EA WorldView
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Proper noun capitalized: Sarin

Sarin (plural Sarins)

  1. A surname from Hindi.

sarin meaning in Bengali, Arabic and Persian

sarin in Bengali

nerve gas
সারিন śarin

sarin in Arabic

nerve gas
سَارِين sārīn

sarin in Persian

nerve gas
سارین sârin

Synonyms of sarin

Forms of sarin

pluralSarins

Origin of sarin

Named after the initials of its creators, Gerhard Schrader (1903–1990), Ambros, Rüdiger and Van der Linde.

Borrowed from Hindi सरीन (sarīn), a typical surname of the Khatri community.

Words formed from sarin

Questions about sarin

What does sarin mean?
Sarin means the nerve gas O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate, used as a chemical weapon.
What is sarin in Bengali?
Sarin in Bengali is সারিন (śarin). See Sarin meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is sarin?
Sarin can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce sarin?
Sarin is pronounced /ˈsɑːɹɪn/ (UK).

Words near sarin in the dictionary

  1. Sarikamish
  2. Sarikoli
  3. Sarikolis
  4. sarilumab
  5. sarim
  6. sarin
  7. Sarinana
  8. Sarinanas
  9. sarinda
  10. sarindas
  11. saringda

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