NERVE GAS

Meaning of NERVE GAS in English

ˈnerve gas BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

a poisonous gas that is used in war to kill or ↑ paralyse people

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NERVE GAS — noun Date: 1940 an organophosphate chemical weapon that interferes with normal nerve transmission and induces intense bronchial spasm with resulting …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NERVE GAS — Weapon of chemical warfare that affects the transmission of nerve impulses through the nervous system. The organophosphorus nerve agents Tabun, …
Английский словарь Британика
NERVE GAS — noun : a war gas that is absorbed into the body through the skin, ingested, or inhaled and that has …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NERVE GAS — any of several poison gases, derived chiefly from phosphoric acid, that weaken or paralyze the nervous system, esp. that part …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NERVE GAS — poisonous chemical gas used in battle to paralyze the respiratory and central nervous system
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NERVE GAS — Date: 1940 : an organophosphate chemical weapon that interferes with normal nerve transmission and induces intense bronchial spasm with resulting …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NERVE GAS — Function: noun Date: 1940 : an organophosphate chemical weapon that interferes with normal nerve transmission and induces intense bronchial spasm …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NERVE GAS — ■ noun a poisonous vapour which disrupts the transmission of nerve impulses, causing death or disablement.
Concise Oxford English vocab
NERVE GAS — [nerve gas] n (1940): an organophosphate chemical weapon that interferes with normal nerve transmission and induces intense bronchial spasm with …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NERVE GAS — noun a poisonous gas used in war that attacks your central nervous system
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NERVE GAS — ( nerve gases) Nerve gas is a poisonous gas used in war as a weapon. N-MASS
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NERVE GAS — (~es) Nerve gas is a poisonous gas used in war as a weapon. N-MASS
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
NERVE GAS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A new form of nerve gas ? ▪ And much of the liquid used to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NERVE GAS — Weapon of chemical warfare that affects the transmission of nerve impulses through the nervous system. The organophosphorus nerve agents Tabun, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NERVE GAS — нервно-паралитический газ
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NERVE GAS — нервно-паралитический газ
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
NERVE GAS — газ нервно-паралитического действия
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NERVE GAS — газ нервно-паралитического действия
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NERVE GAS — нервно-паралитический газ
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
NERVE GAS — нервно-паралитический газ
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
NERVE GAS — нервно-паралитический газ
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
NERVE GAS — OB нервно-паралитического действия (воен.)
Англо-Русский словарь военных терминов
NERVE GAS — нервно-паралитический газ
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GAS — I One of the three fundamental states of matter , in which matter has no definite shape, is very fluid, …
Английский словарь Британика
NERVE — I. ˈnərv, -ə̄v, -əiv noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin nervus sinew, nerve; akin to Greek neuron sinew, nerve, string, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GAS — I. ˈgas, -aa(ə)s, -ais noun ( plural gases also gasses ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: New Latin, alteration of chaos …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NERVE — /nerrv/ , n. , v. , nerved, nerving . n. 1. one or more bundles of fibers forming part of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GAS — — gasless , adj. /gas/ , n. , pl. gases , v. , gassed, gassing . n. 1. Physics. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NERVE — I. ˈnərv noun Etymology: Latin nervus sinew, nerve; akin to Greek neuron sinew, nerve, nēn to spin — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GAS — I. ˈgas noun ( plural gas·es also gas·ses ) Etymology: New Latin, alteration of Latin chaos space, chaos Date: 1779 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NERVE — noun audacity; assurance. 2. nerve ·noun a sinew or a tendon. 3. nerve ·noun one of the nervures, or veins, …
Webster English vocab
GAS — noun laughing gas. 2. gas ·noun any irrespirable aeriform fluid. 3. gas ·add. ·noun gasoline. 4. gas ·add. ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
GAS — [gas] n, pl gas.es also gas.ses [NL, alter. of L chaos space, chaos] (1779) 1: a fluid (as air) that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NERVE — nerve BrE AmE nɜːv AmE nɝːv ▷ nerved nɜːvd AmE nɝːvd ▷ nerves nɜːvz AmE nɝːvz ▷ nerving ˈnɜːv ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NERVE — / nɜːv; NAmE nɜːrv/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] any of the long threads that carry …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAS — / gæs; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ( pl. gases or less frequent gas·ses ) NOT SOLID / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NERVE — I. nerve 1 S3 W3 /nɜːv $ nɜːrv/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ nervous , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GAS — I. gas 1 S1 W2 /ɡæs/ BrE AmE noun ( plural gases or gasses ) [ Sense 1-3, 6-9: Date: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NERVE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a fibre or bundle of fibres that transmits impulses of sensation or motion between …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GAS — n. & v. --n. (pl. gases) 1 any airlike substance which moves freely to fill any space available, irrespective of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NERVE — n. & v. n. 1 a a fibre or bundle of fibres that transmits impulses of sensation or motion between …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GAS — n. & v. n. (pl. gases) 1 any airlike substance which moves freely to fill any space available, irrespective of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NERVE — n. & v. --n. 1. a a fibre or bundle of fibres that transmits impulses of sensation or motion between …
Oxford English vocab
GAS — n. & v. --n. (pl. gases) 1. any airlike substance which moves freely to fill any space available, irrespective of …
Oxford English vocab
NERVE — ( nerves) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Nerves are long thin …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAS — ( gases, gasses, gassing, gassed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NERVE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a blood/nerve/brain/muscle etc cell ▪ No new brain cells are produced after birth. brain/liver/nerve …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GAS — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a gas explosion ▪ Firefighters say that a gas explosion destroyed the building. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NERVE — (BRAVERY) [noun] [U] - bravery or confidence necessary to do something difficult, unpleasant or rudeIt takes a lot of nerve …
Cambridge English vocab
GAS — n. marsh gas gas chromatography gas laws gas reservoir intestinal gas natural gas nerve gas laughing gas noble gas inert …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GAS
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
NERVE — noun 1 in the body ADJECTIVE ▪ pinched ( AmE ), trapped ( BrE ) ▪ sensitive ▪ damaged ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NERVE — n. 25B6; noun the nerves that transmit pain : nerve fibre, neuron, axon; Physiology dendrite. See list. the match will …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GAS — n. 25B6; noun . See list. gaseous. Gases See also poison . lewisite acetylene liquefied natural gas (LNG) afterdamp liquefied …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
NERVE — 1. сущ. 1) мускул, сухожилие; преим. во фразе : to strain every nerve ≈ напрягать все силы; приложить все усилия …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NERVE — nerve.ogg 1. nɜ:v n 1. анат. нерв nerve plexus - нервное сплетение nerve gas /poison/ - воен. отравляющее вещество нервно-паралитического …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GAS — gas.ogg 1. gæs n 1. 1> газ natural gas - природный газ gas deliveries - поставки (природного) газа gas heat …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GAS — 1) газ || выделять газ || газовый; газообразный 2) авто проф. сокр. от gasoline топливо; бензин 3) отравляющее вещество, ОВ …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
GAS — 1) газ || выделять газ || газовый; газообразный 2) авто проф. сокр. от gasoline топливо; бензин 3) отравляющее вещество, ОВ || поражать …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
NERVE — нерв, нервный nerve net without circles — нервная [нейронная] сеть без петель nerve of a covering — нерв покрытия nerve of family of …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
NERVE — nerve сущ.1) мускул, сухожилие преим. во фразе: to strain every nerve — напрягать все силы; приложить все усилия Syn:sinew, tendon …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
NERVE — 1. nɜ:v n 1. анат. нерв nerve plexus - нервное сплетение nerve gas /poison/ - воен. отравляющее вещество нервно-паралитического действия; …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GAS — 1. gæs n 1. 1> газ natural gas - природный газ gas deliveries - поставки (природного) газа gas heat - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NERVE — 1. сущ. 1) мускул, сухожилие преим. во фразе : to strain every nerve — напрягать все силы; приложить все усилия …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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