sarin

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sarin"

English

Etymology

Named after the initials of its creators, Gerhard Schrader (1903–1990), Ambros, Rüdiger and Van der Linde.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɑːɹɪn/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɑːɹən/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

sarin (uncountable)

  1. (toxicology, military) The nerve gas O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate, used as a chemical weapon.
    Synonym: GB
    • 2017 April 12, Samuel Osborne, “Vladimir Putin says US-Russia relations are worse since Donald Trump took office”, in The Independent[1]:
      The health minister in Turkey, which treated many of the attack's victims and conducted autopsies on others, said test results conducted on victims confirmed sarin gas was used.
    • 2022 April 17, Scott Lucas, “When Will There Be Justice Over Assad’s Sarin Attacks?”, in EA WorldView[2]:
      Because Syria was not a signatory of the Chemical Weapons Convention, there was no international mechanism to ascribe responsibility for the attack, although UN inspectors did conclude that sarin had been deployed.
    • 2022 April 18, Paul Withers, “Putin chemical weapon horror: Ukrainian mayor says 'remains' of sarin found after retreat”, in Daily Express[3]:
      Trostianets mayor Yuriy Bova said officials had discovered traces of the deadly substance sarin and other chemical substances. Sarin is a clear and odourless substance that is classed as a potentially lethal nerve agent.

Translations

Anagrams

Finnish

Noun

sarin

  1. genitive singular of sari

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.ʁɛ̃/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)

Noun

sarin m (uncountable)

  1. sarin

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English sarin.

Pronunciation

Noun

sarin m (uncountable)

  1. sarin (a neurotoxin used as a chemical weapon)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Sarin.

Noun

sarin n (uncountable)

  1. sarin (neurotoxin)

Declension

Declension of sarin
singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative sarin sarinul
genitive-dative sarin sarinului
vocative sarinule

References

  • sarin in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Swedish

Noun

sarin

  1. definite singular of sari