sarin

See also: sarín and Sářin

English

Etymology

Named after the initials of its creators, Gerhard Schrader (1903–1990), Ambros, Rüdiger and Van der Linde.

Pronunciation

Noun

sarin (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry, military) The nerve gas O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate, used as a chemical weapon.
    Synonym: GB
    • 2017 April 12, Samuel Osborne, “Vladimir Putin says US-Russia relations are worse since Donald Trump took office”, in The Independent:
      The health minister in Turkey, which treated many of the attack's victims and conducted autopsies on others, said test results conducted on victims confirmed sarin gas was used.
    • 2022 April 17, Scott Lucas, “When Will There Be Justice Over Assad’s Sarin Attacks?”, in EA WorldView:
      Because Syria was not a signatory of the Chemical Weapons Convention, there was no international mechanism to ascribe responsibility for the attack, although UN inspectors did conclude that sarin had been deployed.
    • 2022 April 18, Paul Withers, “Putin chemical weapon horror: Ukrainian mayor says 'remains' of sarin found after retreat”, in Daily Express:
      Trostianets mayor Yuriy Bova said officials had discovered traces of the deadly substance sarin and other chemical substances. Sarin is a clear and odourless substance that is classed as a potentially lethal nerve agent.

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Finnish

Noun

sarin

  1. genitive singular of sari

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.ʁɛ̃/
  • (file)

Noun

sarin m (uncountable)

  1. sarin

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English sarin.

Pronunciation

Noun

sarin m (uncountable)

  1. sarin (a neurotoxin used as a chemical weapon)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Sarin.

Noun

sarin n (uncountable)

  1. sarin (neurotoxin)

Declension

References

  • sarin in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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