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单词 tabun
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Definition of tabun in English:

tabun

nounˈtɑːbʊnˈtäbo͝on
mass noun
  • An organophosphorus nerve gas, developed in Germany during the Second World War.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • However, it is sensitive to things like mustard gas, tabun and sarin.
    • This morning, the team tested a 20-gallon drum and received positive indications for sarin and tabun, two nerve agents.
    • For example, sodium cyanide is widely used for processing gold but it could also be used for making the nerve gas, tabun.
    • Although tabun can be destroyed by its reaction with bleaching powder, that reaction causes another chemical reaction that produces the deadly blood agent cyanogen chloride.
    • The chemicals, confiscated from Hitler's Third Reich at the end of the second world war, were mustard gas, phosgene, tabun and lewisite, all of which can inflict appalling injuries.

Origin

German, of unknown origin.

 
 

Definition of tabun in US English:

tabun

nounˈtäbo͝on
  • An organophosphorus nerve gas, developed in Germany during World War II.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • However, it is sensitive to things like mustard gas, tabun and sarin.
    • The chemicals, confiscated from Hitler's Third Reich at the end of the second world war, were mustard gas, phosgene, tabun and lewisite, all of which can inflict appalling injuries.
    • Although tabun can be destroyed by its reaction with bleaching powder, that reaction causes another chemical reaction that produces the deadly blood agent cyanogen chloride.
    • For example, sodium cyanide is widely used for processing gold but it could also be used for making the nerve gas, tabun.
    • This morning, the team tested a 20-gallon drum and received positive indications for sarin and tabun, two nerve agents.

Origin

German, of unknown origin.

 
 
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