Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun vx_gas

1 sense of vx gas

Sense 1
VX gas -- (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")
       => nerve gas, nerve agent -- (a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system)