cyanide gas

collocation in English

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cyanide
noun[U]
uk
/ˈsaɪə.naɪd/us
/ˈsaɪə.naɪd/
an extremely powerful poison that can ...
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gas
noun
uk
/ɡæs/us
/ɡæs/
a substance in a form like air that is neither solid ...
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(Definition ofcyanideandgasfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is a technical difficulty with the amendment in that it would prevent the use of any poison other thancyanidegas.
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This, in contact with the moisture in the air or in the soil, promptly gives rise to thecyanidegas.
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We are aware that the use ofcyanidegaswill dominate the approach in the near future.
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Only power pumpedcyanidegaswill be used, unless something is developed which can be shown to be more effective and equally humane.
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It is the only one which gives off hydrogencyanidegas.
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Poisons other than cyanide may in future become available and prove to be more efficient, merciful or humane thancyanidegasor carbon monoxide.
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If the rabbits are causing damage in a neighbourhood, the only way to get rid of them is to close the burrows after having fumigated them withcyanidegas.
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These substances are capable of decomposing into a sugar molecule and hydrogencyanidegas.
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Hydrogencyanidegasin air is explosive at concentrations over 5.6%.
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In 1893cyanidegaswas used to fight citrus scale.
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In 1893,cyanidegaswas used to fight citrus scale.
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The presence of blue billy can give gas works waste a characteristic musty/bitter almonds or marzipan smell which is associated withcyanidegas.
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This white crystal reacts with water and carbon dioxide in air slowly, producing highly toxic hydrogencyanidegas.
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A medical examination established that the cause of his death was poison bycyanidegas.
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Suddenly all doors close and all people inside the main hall are gassed withcyanidegas.
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Alkaline solutions are safer to use because they do not evolve hydrogencyanidegas.
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The severity of the harmful effects following cyanide exposure depends in part on the form of cyanide, such as hydrogencyanidegasor cyanide salts.
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A few drops of acetic acid will increase thecyanidegasproduction.
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The sodium cyanide combines with water in the mouth to produce poisonouscyanidegas.
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Tenere died attempting to warn transpops in the tunnels beneath the streets of an imminentcyanidegasattack, and was caught up in the attack himself.
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