novichokn.

Brit.

/ˈnɒvᵻtʃɒk/,

/ˈnəʊvᵻtʃɒk/, U.S.

/ˈnoʊvəˌtʃɑk/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Russian. Etymon: Russian novičok.

Etymology: < Russian novičok, use as a name of a nerve agent of novičok newcomer, novice (a derivative of novyj new: see new adj.).

Any of a group of highly toxic organophosphate nerve agents developed in the former Soviet Union.

ΚΠ

1992 Sun (Baltimore) 18 Oct. a9/1 When Gorbachev first renounced the use of chemical weapons, scientists produced a binary nerve gas they nicknamed ‘Novichok [Newcomer] No. 5’.

2010 Analyt. Chem. 82 9595 Novichoks are considered to be the most hazardous [nerve] agents ever made.

2019 Brit. Jrnl. Anaesthesia 123 458/1 Last year in Salisbury, UK, six individuals were investigated for exposure to topical Novichok, which resulted in one death.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	novichok
释义	novichokn. Brit. /ˈnɒvᵻtʃɒk/, /ˈnəʊvᵻtʃɒk/, U.S. /ˈnoʊvəˌtʃɑk/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Russian. Etymon: Russian novičok. Etymology: < Russian novičok, use as a name of a nerve agent of novičok newcomer, novice (a derivative of novyj new: see new adj.). Any of a group of highly toxic organophosphate nerve agents developed in the former Soviet Union. ΚΠ 1992 Sun (Baltimore) 18 Oct. a9/1 When Gorbachev first renounced the use of chemical weapons, scientists produced a binary nerve gas they nicknamed ‘Novichok [Newcomer] No. 5’. 2010 Analyt. Chem. 82 9595 Novichoks are considered to be the most hazardous [nerve] agents ever made. 2019 Brit. Jrnl. Anaesthesia 123 458/1 Last year in Salisbury, UK, six individuals were investigated for exposure to topical Novichok, which resulted in one death. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1992
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