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Princeton's WordNet

  1. VX gasnoun

    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

    "VX gas is one of those things we wish we could disinvent"

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  1. vx gas

    VX is an extremely toxic synthetic chemical compound in the organophosphorus class, specifically, a thiophosphonate. In the class of nerve agents, it was developed for military use in chemical warfare after translation of earlier discoveries of organophosphate toxicity in pesticide research. In recent years, VX was found to be the agent used in the assassination of Kim Jong-nam. In its pure form, VX is an oily, relatively non-volatile liquid that is amber-like in colour. Because of its low volatility, VX persists in environments where it is dispersed.VX, short for "venomous agent X", is one of the best known of the V nerve agents and was first discovered at Porton Down by Ranajit Ghosh in England during the early 1950s based on research first done by Gerhard Schrader, a chemist working for IG Farben in Germany during the 1930s. It is now one of a broader V-series of agents which are classified as nerve agents and have been used as a chemical weapon in various recorded deadly attacks. VX fatalities occur with exposure to tens of milligram quantities via inhalation or absorption through skin; VX is thus more potent than sarin, another nerve agent with a similar mechanism of action. On such exposure, these agents severely disrupt the body's signaling between the nervous and muscular systems, leading to a prolonged neuromuscular blockade, flaccid paralysis of all the muscles in the body including the diaphragm, and death by asphyxiation.The danger of VX, in particular, lies in direct exposure to the chemical agent persisting where it was dispersed, and not through its evaporating and being distributed as a vapor; it is not considered a vapor hazard due to its relative non-volatility. VX is considered an area denial weapon due to these physical and biochemical characteristics. As a chemical weapon, it is categorized as a weapon of mass destruction by the United Nations and is banned by the Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993, where production and stockpiling of VX exceeding 100 grams (3.53 oz) per year is outlawed. The only exception is for "research, medical or pharmaceutical purposes outside a single small-scale facility in aggregate quantities not exceeding 10 kg (22 lb) per year per facility".

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  1. vx gas

    VX gas is a synthetic compound that is classified as a nerve gas and is one of the most toxic substances known to humans. The full chemical name is "O-ethyl S-(2-diisopropylamino)ethyl methyl phosphonothionate". It is colorless, tasteless, and odorless in its pure form. It affects the body's ability to carry messages through the nerves, which can result in various harmful effects and even death. The gas was originally developed for use in warfare.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of VX GAS in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of VX GAS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of VX GAS in a Sentence

  1. Andrzej Duda:

    Russia is blackmailing not only Germany, right now, Russia is blackmailing, in fact, the entire Europe, the fact that we're saying it is impossible to impose embargo on Russian gas, it is not possible to impose embargo on Russian oil right away.

  2. Bill Cassidy:

    I once read that the party in power always loses when gas prices are above a certain threshold. They are currently above that threshold, historically, inflation works against the party in control of Washington.

  3. United States:

    Higher global prices are trickling down to United States. Natural gas has become a global commodity with the emergency of LNG, every spare molecule United States can find, United States are shipping to the eurozone.

  4. Ali Mustapha:

    Sometimes there will be attacks on refineries and then we will not get fuel for several days. They also sometimes hit tanker trucks on the roads, there are days were we have to close the gas station altogether.

  5. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani:

    Iran has constructed this gas pipeline up to the border of Pakistan and we are ready to deliver the gas to Pakistan at our borders. We have almost completed our share, it is now up to Pakistan to initiate work on its side.


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