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VX

VX proper noun: the nerve agent O-ethyl S-[2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl] methylphosphonothioate.

Proper noun

VX

  1. The nerve agent O-ethyl S-[2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl] methylphosphonothioate.

Noun (1)

VX (uncountable)

  1. The practice of collecting and trading computer viruses.

Noun (2) capitalized: Vx

Vx (usually uncountable, plural Vxes)

  1. (usually) The indicated airspeed at which an aircraft's maximum sustained angle of climb is the steepest.
  2. (usually) Vertex.
    Synonyms:
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Synonyms of VX

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Forms of VX

pluralVxes

Origin of VX

Short for "venomous agent X".

Short for virus exchange.

Questions about VX

What does VX mean?
VX means the nerve agent O-ethyl S-[2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl] methylphosphonothioate.
What part of speech is VX?
VX can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near VX in the dictionary

  1. VWD
  2. VWF
  3. vworp
  4. VWP
  5. vws
  6. VX
  7. VXer
  8. VXers
  9. Vxes
  10. Vxse
  11. Vxses

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