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soman

soman noun: a highly toxic G-series nerve agent in the organophosphate class of chemical warfare agents. It works by irreversibly inhibiting acetylcholinesterase, an enzyme needed to regulate nerve signals, which leads to uncontrolled muscle activity and disruption of vital nervous system functions.

soman: a highly toxic G-series nerve agent in the organophosphate class of chemical warfare agents. It...
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Noun

soman (uncountable, abbreviation GD)

  1. A highly toxic G-series nerve agent in the organophosphate class of chemical warfare agents. It works by irreversibly inhibiting acetylcholinesterase, an enzyme needed to regulate nerve signals, which leads to uncontrolled muscle activity and disruption of vital nervous system functions.

Forms of soman

abbreviationGD

Questions about soman

What does soman mean?
Soman means a highly toxic G-series nerve agent in the organophosphate class of chemical warfare agents. It works by irreversibly inhibiting acetylcholinesterase, an enzyme needed to regulate nerve signals, which leads to uncontrolled muscle activity and disruption of vital nervous system functions.
What part of speech is soman?
Soman is a noun.

Words near soman in the dictionary

  1. Somalophobic
  2. Somalophone
  3. Somalophones
  4. somalos
  5. Somals
  6. soman
  7. somantadine
  8. somapacitan
  9. Somarriba
  10. Somarribas
  11. somas

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