sarin

noun sa·rin \ ˈsär-ən , ˈser- ; zä-ˈrēn \

Definition of sarin

:an extremely toxic chemical weapon C₄H₁₀FO₂P that is used as a lethal nerve gas — called also GB

Recent Examples of sarin from the Web

The OPCW Director-General, Ahmet Uzumcu, said two weeks after the attack that tests carried out on samples taken from victims and survivors indicated they had been exposed to sarin or a sarin-like substance.

— Fox News, "Sarin gas used in April attack on Syrian town, watchdog confirms," 30 June 2017
A report from the watchdog group that monitors the international chemical weapons treaty concluded Thursday that sarin, a deadly nerve agent, led to the deaths of more than 80 civilians in an April attack on Syria’s northwestern Idlib province.

— aria bendix, The Atlantic, "Report Confirms Use of Chemical Weapons in Syrian Attack," 30 June 2017
The conclusion that sarin was used had been expected.

— Fox News, "Sarin gas used in April attack on Syrian town, watchdog confirms," 30 June 2017
Last month, the U.S. fired cruise missiles on a government air base after accusing Assad's military of killing scores of civilians with a sarin-like nerve agent.

— Bloomberg.com, "Syrian Government Denies U.S. Allegations of Mass Killings," 16 May 2017
In 2013 a sarin attack left more than 1,400 dead, including more than 400 children, and a recent report by Human Rights Watch found that government forces have used nerve agents on at least four occasions in recent months.

— CNN, "Gasping for life," 9 May 2017
Ayrault said France reached the conclusion after comparing samples from a 2013 sarin attack in Syria that matched the new ones.

— mike corder, The Seattle Times, "Chemical weapons team ready to visit Syria if safety assured," 28 Apr. 2017
As far back as the mid-1980s, the CIA claimed that the Syrian regime was capable of producing nearly eight tons of sarin per month.

— chicagotribune.com, "Syrian scientists made sarin used in chemical attacks, France claims," 26 Apr. 2017
Experts and monitors said the French report also appeared to offer near-definitive proof of the Syrian government’s involvement in an August 2013 sarin attack on the Damascus suburbs.

— louisa loveluck, Washington Post, "Samples from Syria’s deadly sarin attack bear Assad’s ‘signature,’ France says," 26 Apr. 2017

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