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Meanings of novichok in English
Series of nerve agents developed by the Soviet Union and Russia.
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Examples for "novichok agent"
Examples for "novichok agent"
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Novichok agents work in a similar way, by massively over-stimulating muscles and glands.
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The results showed the presence of Novichok agent.
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Novichok agents are one of three classes of nerve agents - the other two are G-Agents and V-Agents.
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Smith replied, 'In my opinion, they have just made use of the Novichok agent the Department of Warfare was developing.
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Novichok agents are liquids, although others are thought to exist in solid form and could be dispersed as an ultra-fine powder.
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Novichok agents work in a similar way, by massively over-stimulating muscles and glands.
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Find out about The Rise of Novichok Agents with Science in Action from BBC World Service.
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Novichok agents are one of three classes of nerve agents - the other two are G-Agents and V-Agents.
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Novichok agents are liquids, although others are thought to exist in solid form and could be dispersed as an ultra-fine powder.
Usage of novichok in English
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German doctors say he was poisoned with novichok, a Russian nerve agent.
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German doctors say he was poisoned with novichok, a rare Russian nerve agent.
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She named the poison used as novichok, a Soviet-era nerve agent.
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The highest concentration of novichok was found on the front door of Skripal's home.
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And who applied novichok to his front door in Salisbury?
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They were found unconscious on a bench in a shopping centre after being exposed to novichok.
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If they had been carrying novichok they would have done so in a can of Lynx.
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The "total world experience" of treating novichok poisoning was that at the Salisbury hospital.
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After the novichok attack in Salisbury, a headline in the Sun told us wealthy Russians were unwelcome.
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We now know that the attack in Salisbury, the ultra-secret and very deadly nerve agent novichok was used.
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Photograph: Handout An OPCW spokesperson declined to confirm on Monday whether the novichok was from the same batch.
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It has rejected Navalny's allegation that President Vladimir Putin was behind his poisoning with a novichok nerve agent.
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But he questioned why, until the Guardian's revelations, it had not been known how soon paramedics suspected novichok.
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Queen Elizabeth Gardens was cordoned off and searched after Charlie Rowley and Dawn Sturgess were poisoned with novichok.
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They used the nerve poison novichok.
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They found minute traces of novichok, a deadly nerve agent developed during the late Soviet era in state labs.
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