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Nevada gas

Nevada gas noun: hydrogen cyanide, used in the gas chamber.

Noun

Nevada gas (uncountable)

  1. (US, slang) Hydrogen cyanide, used in the gas chamber.
    • In the front seat it had a tank of Nevada gas, cyanide, which the guy driving could turn into the back part without getting it himself.1935, Raymond Chandler, Nevada Gas, The Library of America, page 166

Origin of Nevada gas

The first gas chamber was used in Nevada, USA on February 8, 1924.

Questions about Nevada gas

What does Nevada gas mean?
Nevada gas means hydrogen cyanide, used in the gas chamber.
What part of speech is Nevada gas?
Nevada gas is a noun.

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