See Also: soman(medicine)
Soman(health)
Soman(dictionary)

toreador (iou) and soman (medicine)


toreador (iou)



toreador noun. . E17.
[Spanish, from torear fight bulls, from TORO.]
A bullfighter, esp. one on horseback. Cf. TORERO.
Comb.: toreador pants (chiefly US) tight-fitting calf-length women's trousers.

soman (medicine)


soman
<chemical> An organophosphorus compound that inhibits cholinesterase. It causes seizures and has been used as a chemical warfare agent.

Pharmacological action: chemical warfare agents, cholinesterase inhibitor, convulsants.

Chemical name: Phosphonofluoridic acid, methyl-, 1,2,2-trimethylpropyl ester