Associations to the word «Tabun»

Wiktionary

TABUN, noun. (organic compound) An extremely toxic nerve agent; a clear, tasteless liquid, molecular formula C5H11N2O2P.
TABUN, noun. A clay oven, shaped like a truncated cone, with an opening at the bottom from which to stoke the fire.

Dictionary definition

TABUN, noun. The first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare.

Wise words

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