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VX gas  VX  O-ethyl S-2-diisopropylaminoethyl methylphosphonothioate  Binary VX  EA-1701
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A highly lethal nerve agent used in chemical warfare; a toxic liquid that penetrates the skin or lungs to disrupt the nervous system and stop respiration; in combat VX gas is deployed by detonating a container over the target area and can persist in the environment up to several weeks after release WordNet 3.0
English:
nerve agent
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A highly lethal nerve agent used in chemical warfare; a toxic liquid that penetrates the skin or lungs to disrupt the nervous system and stop respiration; in combat VX gas is deployed by detonating a container over the target area and can persist in the environment up to several weeks after release WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
VX is an extremely toxic synthetic chemical compound in the organophosphorus class, specifically, a thiophosphonate. Wikipedia
A neurotoxic chemical warfare agent Wikipedia Disambiguation
Chemical compound Wikidata
EN
VX gas is one of those things we wish we could disinvent WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
IS A
nerve gas
compound
neurotoxin
V-agents
HAS PART
phosphorus
sulfur
carbon
nitrogen
REGULATED BY
Wassenaar Arrangement
SUBJECT HAS ROLE
chemical warfare agents
acetylcholinesterase inhibitor
USE
nerve gas
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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VX gas
Wikipedia
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VX (nerve agent)
Wikidata
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O-ethyl S-2-diisopropylaminoethyl methylphosphonothioate
Wikipedia Redirections
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Binary VX, EA-1701, Phosphonothioic acid, methyl-, S-(2-(bis(1-methylethyl)amino)ethyl) O-ethyl ester, Phosphonothioic acid, methyl-, s-(2-(bis(1-methylethyl)amino)ethyl)O-ethyl ester, Purple Possum, VX agent, VX gas, VX gases, VX nerve agent, VX nerve gas
Wikidata Alias
EN
methylphosphonothioic acid, O-Ethyl S-2-diisopropylaminoethyl methyl phosphonothiolate, VX, O-ethyl S-(2-diisopropylaminoethyl) methylphosphonothiolate

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