Nevada gas

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

Nevada gas (uncountable)

  1. (US, slang) Hydrogen cyanide, used in the gas chamber.
    • 1935, Raymond Chandler, Nevada Gas, The Library of America, page 166:
      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.
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