Zyklon
noun
hydrogen cyanide used as a poisonous gas, esp. in n-z- concentration camps
contemporary examples
in the next case are photocopies of transit p-sses for the trucks that brought the cannisters of zyklon b pellets.
my visit to h-ll christopher buckley january 29, 2009
finally the empty canisters of zyklon b, perhaps a hundred or more, in a pile.
my visit to h-ll christopher buckley january 29, 2009
zyklon b, a gas used by the n-z-s in the death camps, is a haunting example of the rapid lethality of one form, hydrogen cyanide.
sarin, nitrogen mustard, cyanide & more: all about chemical weapons kent sepkowitz august 25, 2013
n.
1926, from german zyklon, commercial name of a type of hydrogen cyanide, of unknown etymology, but it is the usual german form of the word cyclone. originally used as a pesticide and fumigant.
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