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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]