sarin
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sarin"
English
editEtymology
editNamed after the initials of its creators, Gerhard Schrader (1903–1990), Ambros, Rüdiger and Van der Linde.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɑːɹɪn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɑːɹən/
Noun
editsarin (uncountable)
- (chemistry, military) The nerve gas O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate, used as a chemical weapon.
- Synonym: GB
- 2017 April 12, Samuel Osborne, “Vladimir Putin says US-Russia relations are worse since Donald Trump took office”, in The Independent[1]:
- 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.
- 2022 April 17, Scott Lucas, “When Will There Be Justice Over Assad’s Sarin Attacks?”, in EA WorldView[2]:
- 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 18, Paul Withers, “Putin chemical weapon horror: Ukrainian mayor says 'remains' of sarin found after retreat”, in Daily Express[3]:
- Trostianets mayor Yuriy Bova said officials had discovered traces of the deadly substance sarin and other chemical substances. Sarin is a clear and odourless substance that is classed as a potentially lethal nerve agent.
Translations
editnerve gas
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Anagrams
editFinnish
editNoun
editsarin
Anagrams
editFrench
editPronunciation
editNoun
editsarin m (uncountable)
Portuguese
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from English sarin.
Pronunciation
edit
Noun
editsarin m (uncountable)
- sarin (a neurotoxin used as a chemical weapon)
Romanian
editEtymology
editNoun
editsarin n (uncountable)
- sarin (neurotoxin)
Declension
edit declension of sarin (singular only)
References
editSwedish
editNoun
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