English Explanatory Dictionary

novichok

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of deadly organophosphate nerve agents developed by the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s to evade restrictions on chemical weapons.

Word forms

novichok novichoks

Etymology

From Russian новичо́к (novičók, literally “newbie, newcomer”).

Synonyms

foliant
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