Word: organophosphorus
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...hydrogen cyanide, a deadly "blood gas" used in dyes. A similar quantity of ethylene oxide, used in detergents and disinfectants, is turned out; mustard gas, World War I's most effective chemical killer, is easily derived from the compound. The latest nerve gases have close cousins in common organophosphorus pesticides; the U.S. produces nearly half of the worldwide output, which exceeds 130,000 tons per year...
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