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soman

soman

1 9.9
A very strong poison used as a weapon that quickly damages the nerves when breathed in or swallowed
  • noun
  • /ˈsoʊmən/
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: soman
  • The military developed protective gear specifically to shield soldiers from soman and other nerve agents.
  • soman gas

Examples

  • Jumpstart selected the book, Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad, written by Jacky Davis and David Soman, to be read to the children.

    Blog text (13)

  • In the event that you're attacked by nerve agents such as soman ... these agents will produce casualties immediately ... if you do not deploy these countermeasures fucking ricky-tick.

    Jarhead (2005)

  • Exposure to soman can cause convulsions and even death within minutes.

  • Inhalation of soman can lead to severe respiratory distress and immediate medical emergencies.

Synonyms

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1 9.9

A very poisonous nerve gas used as a weapon that can kill quickly when breathed in

gives a general toxic chemical description without the military code name

Surface Forms

soman singular
somans plural

Etymology

Soman was given by scientists in the 1940s as a short lab name for a very toxic nerve gas, so you can think of it like a code name similar to sarin. That's why soman now means a specific deadly chemical that quickly attacks the nerves if you breathe or touch it.