"VX" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Short for "venomous agent X". Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} VX
  1. (organic chemistry) The nerve agent O-ethyl S-[2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl] methylphosphonothioate. Categories (topical): Organic compounds
    Sense id: en-VX-en-name-~mQOm1Ie Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Short for virus exchange. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} VX (uncountable)
  1. The practice of collecting and trading computer viruses. Tags: uncountable Related terms: VXer
    Sense id: en-VX-en-noun-OMMpzUss Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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