| AChE | Acetylcholinesterase |
| CW | Chemical Weapons |
| CWC | Chemical Weapons Convention |
| DEAT | 2-(diethylamino)ethanethiol |
| DF | Methylphosphonic difluoride |
| GA | Tabun |
| GB | Sarin |
| GB-2 | Binary GB |
| GD | Soman |
| GD-2 | Binary GD |
| GOSNIIOKhT | Institute for Organic Chemistry and Technology in Moscow |
| IJMS | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
| IPA | Isopropylamine |
| LCt50 | Median Lethal Concentration |
| LD50 | Median Lethal Dose |
| OCAD | OPCW Central Analytical Database |
| OP | Organophosphate |
| OPCW | Organization for Prevention of Chemical Weapons |
| PCF | Methyl phosphorocyanidofluoridate |
| PCN | 2-methylpropyl methylphosphonocyanidate |
| QL | O-Ethyl O-2-diisopropylaminoethyl methylphosphonite |
| NNDA | N,N-diethyl-2-iminopropan-1-amine |
| RVX | Russian VX |
| SLUDGEM | Salivation, Lachrymation, Urination, Defecation, Gastrointestinal, Emesis and Miosis |
| TEG | 1,1,3,3 tetraethylguanidine |
| TMG | 1,1,3,3 tetramethylguanidine |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| USA | United States of America |
| USSR | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
| VX-2 | Binary VX |
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