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n 1: 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 [syn: tabun]
2: a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle
at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature;
occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores [syn: gallium,
atomic number 31]
3: a state in southeastern United States; one of the
Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn: Georgia,
Empire State of the South, Peach State]