Assertion: nerve agent | /r/HasProperty | organophosphate
Facets:
value: usually
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Contrary to some claims, not all nerve agents are organophosphates.
text: Nerve agents are highly toxic chemicals called "organophosphates" that poison the nervous system and disrupt bodily functions which are vital to an individual’s survival.
text: Contrary to some claims, not all nerve agents are organophosphates.
text: Nerve agents are a class of chemicals grouped together based on their common mechanism of action, which is interruption of vital nerve transmissions to various organs.1,2 Nerve agents are usually organophosphates (OP)-esters of phosphoric acid-which, as a group, can range in toxicity from relatively harmless to lethal at certain dosages.2