Term: 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
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: bylaw: a rule adopted by an organization in order to regulate its own affairs and the behavior of its members
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: oxford movement: 19th-century movement in the Church of England opposing liberal tendencies
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: ecchymosis: the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: friulian: a Rhaeto-Romance dialect spoken in northeastern Italy
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: carpenter's level: a straight bar of light metal with a spirit level in it
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: zhou: the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: printer cable: a cable between a computer and a printer
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: hesitation: the act of pausing uncertainly
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: cultural revolution: a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and socioeconomic chaos
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: pod: the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)