sarin
pronunciation
How to pronounce sarin in British English:
UK [ˈsɑ:rɪn]
How to pronounce sarin in American English:
US [ˈsɛrɪn]
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- Noun:
- a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase
Word Origin
- sarin (n.)
- type of odorless nerve gas, 1945, from German, but the name is of unknown origin. Other phosphorous compounds known in Germany by the end of World War II were called Tabun, soman, Diglykol.
Example
- 1. It had also developed large stocks of vx , an even more deadly and persistent nerve agent than sarin .
- 2. The cdc says even a small drop of liquid sarin on the skin will cause sweating and muscle twitching on contact .
- 3. For those exposed to the liquid form of sarin , symptoms can occur anytime from a few minutes to 18 hours after consumption .
- 4. Sarin is a type of molecule known as an organophosphate , which also includes many pesticides and pollutants found in toxic-waste sites , which authorities are eager to treat .
- 5. Sarin can be mixed in liquid to poison drinking water and food , or released as a gas , where it may pose greater risk to a larger number of people .