sarin; nerve agent
A highly toxic organophosphorus compound used as a chemical weapon. Technical term in chemistry and military contexts.
The terrorists released sarin in the subway.
Sarin is a colorless, odorless nerve gas.
The Tokyo subway sarin attack occurred in 1995.
1995年、東京でサリン事件が起きた。
In 1995, a sarin attack occurred in Tokyo.
From English 'sarin', itself an acronym from the names of its discoverers: Schrader, Ambros, Rüdiger, and van der Linde.