Nerve-gas Synonyms

A toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system
Synonyms:
  1. nerve-agent
  2. poison-gas
  3. mustard-gas
  4. tear-gas
  5. war gas
  6. asphyxiant

Nerve-gas Sentence Examples

  • In America, animal tests conducted with a mixture of a nerve gas antidote and insect repellent indicated nerve damage.

  • Potential news reports of soldiers writhing in agony from a cloud of sarin nerve gas had spooked the president and his commanders.

  • The British military had been testing the nerve gas sarin on thousands of young servicemen.

  • The sect released sarin nerve gas at numerous points on the Tokyo subway, affecting a distance of more than eight miles.

  • Each of these substances is considered to be a nerve gas and can be deadly.

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