What does organophosphate nerve agent mean?
• ORGANOPHOSPHATE NERVE AGENT (noun) The noun ORGANOPHOSPHATE NERVE AGENT has 1 sense: 1. any of a series of nerve agents containing organophosphate compounds first synthesized by German chemists in 1936; in World War II the Germans tested them in concentration camps but not on the battlefield; Iraq is alleged to have used them against Iran and against the Kurds Familiarity information: ORGANOPHOSPHATE NERVE AGENT used as a noun is very rare.