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Definition of Tabun
1. 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.
Definition of Tabun
1. Noun. (organic compound) An extremely toxic nerve agent; a clear, tasteless liquid, molecular formula C5H11N2O2P. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tabun
1. a chemical compound [n -S]
Medical Definition of Tabun
1. Dimethylphosphoramidocyanidic acid, ethyl ester;an extremely potent cholinesterase inhibitor; the lethal dose for man is believed to be as low as 0.01 mg per kg; median lethal dosage (respiratory) is about 40 mg. Min/m3 for resting men. (05 Mar 2000)
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Literary usage of Tabun
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biological Weapons: The Threat Posed by Terrorists (2000)
"To determine detoxification of tabun by non-specific binding, the activity ...
serve as a protective mechanism against tabun toxicity by reducing the amount ..."
2. History of the Mongols: From the 9th to the 19th Century by Henry Hoyle Howorth, Ernest George Ravenstein (1876)
"The Khan kept, his word except as to doing homage in person. This was undertaken
for him by his cousin Dural tabun and two of his brothers-in-law named ..."
3. U. S. Dual-Use Exports to Iraq and Their Impact on the Health of the Persian by DIANE Publishing Company (1997)
"tabun is a transparent, colorless liquid. The industrial product is a brown liquid
with a ... tabun dissolves poorly in water but well in organic solvents; ..."
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