Term: tabun: the first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare
Candidate hypernym: organophosphate nerve agent: any of a series of nerve agents containing organophosphate compounds first synthesized by German chemists in 1936; in World War II the Germans tested them in concentration camps but not on the battlefield; Iraq is alleged to have used them against Iran and against the Kurds → 1
Candidate hypernym: vow: a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner → 0
Candidate hypernym: vampire bat: any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood → 0
Candidate hypernym: slight care: such care as a careless or inattentive person would exercise → 0
Candidate hypernym: bidder: someone who makes a bid at cards → 0
Candidate hypernym: operation: a planned activity involving many people performing various actions → 0
Candidate hypernym: electrosurgery: surgery performed with electrical devices (as in electrocautery) → 0
Candidate hypernym: failure: an act that fails → 0
Candidate hypernym: eminent domain: the right of the state to take private property for public use; the Fifth Amendment that was added to the Constitution of the United States requires that just compensation be made → 0
Candidate hypernym: kidney stone: a calculus formed in the kidney → 0
Candidate hypernym: liberty ship: a slow cargo ship built during World War II → 0