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Soman|ˈsəʊmən|
Also soman.
[Ger., of unknown origin.]
The name of an odourless organophosphorus nerve gas.
1951Acta Physiol. Scandinavica Suppl. No. 90. 106 (table) Pinacoloxy-methyl-phosphoryl-fluoride (soman). 1953Proc. R. Soc. Med. XLVI. 801 We found..that 3,4 dihydroxyphenylalanine..and other o-dihydroxybenzene derivatives were able to protect both true and pseudo ChE's [sc. cholinesterases] against, not only Sarin, but also against Tabun and Soman. 1968[see Sarin]. 1969B. Ford German Secret Weapons (1970) 109 Soman has the most terrible effects on soldiers: within seconds they would have been reduced to a state of convulsive collapse and death would be relatively certain. 1980Sci. Amer. Apr. 35/3 Soman, first prepared in Germany in 1944, is believed by Western officials to be the standard Russian nerve gas. 1982Guardian 8 Mar. 12/3 The use of Soman and Tabun gases by the Soviet-directed Ethiopians. |