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VX

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noun

  1. a US lethal nerve gas

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In 2022, the last M55 rocket with the VX nerve agent was destroyed at the plant in Kentucky.

From Reuters Jul. 7, 2023

The mustard agent was eliminated in 2021 and the final rocket containing VX agent was neutralized at the plant in April 2022.

From Seattle Times Jun. 7, 2023

His death was announced by Kevin Cook, who performs as Poison Waters and was Mr. Cole’s co-host at the nightclub, the Darcelle VX Showplace.

From New York Times Mar. 29, 2023

In its study, the company’s scoring method revealed that many of the novel molecules MegaSyn generated were predicted to be more toxic than VX, a realization that made both Urbina and Ekins uncomfortable.

From Scientific American Apr. 21, 2022

And the Coast towards which the lines KL and VX are drawn, may be call'd the Coast of unusual Refraction.

From Opticks or, a Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections, and Colours of Light by Newton, Isaac, Sir

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