nerve gas

synonym: nerve agent
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11913

Volatile chemical with neurotoxic features intended for use in warfare to disable or kill the organism rapidly after inhalation or skin contact, and classified as a prohibited weapon of mass destruction by The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).

Examples: Some organophosphates are characteristic representatives of nerve gas, including the G series (e.g., sarin [(RS)-propan-2-yl methylphosphonofluoridate], tabun [(RS)-ethyl N,N-dimethylphosphoramidocyanidate]), the V series (e.g., VX [ethyl ({2-[bis(propan-2-yl)amino]ethyl}sulfanyl)(methyl)phosphinate], VG [O,O-diethyl S-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl] phosphorothioate]), and some insecticides.
Source:
PAC, 2015, 87, 841. (IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)) on page 886 [Terms] [Paper]