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tabun

ta·bun

uncommon

noun

1.

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

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Origin

Borrowed from Arabic طَابُون (ṭābūn).

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