Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a highly lethal nerve agent used in chemical warfare;
a toxic liquid that penetrates the skin or lungs to disrupt the nervous system and stop respiration;
in combat VX gas is deployed by detonating a container over the target area and can persist in the environment up to several weeks after release;
- Example: "VX gas is one of those things we wish we could disinvent"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
VX gas
n 1: a highly lethal nerve agent used in chemical warfare; a
toxic liquid that penetrates the skin or lungs to disrupt
the nervous system and stop respiration; in combat VX gas
is deployed by detonating a container over the target area
and can persist in the environment up to several weeks
after release; "VX gas is one of those things we wish we
could disinvent"