Used in a Sentence

zyklon

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for zyklon.

Editorial note

Why they used Zyklon B - god only knows, but they didn't use just Zyklon B.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

a Norwegian blackened death metal band formed in 1998 by Samoth and Trym of Emperor, along with members of Myrkskog.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of zyklon gathered in one view.

N

a Norwegian blackened death metal band formed in 1998 by Samoth and Trym of Emperor, along with members of Myrkskog.

N

a Norwegian industrial blackened death metal band.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for zyklon.

N

a Norwegian blackened death metal band formed in 1998 by Samoth and Trym of Emperor, along with members of Myrkskog.

N

a Norwegian industrial blackened death metal band.

Example sentences

1

Why they used Zyklon B - god only knows, but they didn't use just Zyklon B.

2

Should the guy working hard all day to make the Zyklon B have refused to do so?

3

Overcharging these cells can lead to a release of hydrogen cyanide gas, notoriously known as Zyklon B.

4

My point was, if you do invent something like Zyklon B, you need to consider its uses.

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But indeed the workers producing Zyklon B in large quantities had very strong indicators available regarding what was going on.

6

This is a guy who will happily take ethyl bromoacetate out of Zyklon B if theres a buck to be made.

7

I’d even bet that death by zyklon is more human that seeing your family and yourself getting slowly hungered to death.

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> Should the guy working hard all day to make the Zyklon B have refused to do so?

9

Besides, as an Israeli, imagine a world in which the manufacturers of Zyklon B refused to sell Hitler their product for the purposes of gassing human beings.

10

You simply had to go through a delousing process (designs of which Hitler used to exterminate the Jews) that sprayed you with Zyklon B and steam bathed your clothing.

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People who made Zyklon B weren't either.

12

If your grandfather was an austrian businessman during the war and did business (I'm not talking about supplying Zyklon B or anything) with the nazis, would you shun him forever?

Quote examples

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- Introduction to C programming language.pdf "I see you're trying to kill children, may I recommend the following methods: - zyklon B - hammer - shotgun"

2

Similarly, it's offensive when the male judge asks a rape victim "why didn't we hear more screams?" It's offensive to Holocaust victims (and, frankly, most people) when Holocaust deniers launch into a lengthy analysis of the chemical properties of Zyklon B.

3

"A week after [that] attack, [his wife] took Haber's service revolver and shot herself, dying in the arms of Hermann, their only son." Edit: oh god, this is the Zyklon B man.

4

> "Pesticides are, generally, safe to humans." There are many common pesticides which have extreme toxicity to humans, including HCN (Hydrogen Cyanide), (ab)used under the brand-name Zyklon B in WW2, and still sold today as a (controlled-use) pesticide under generic brand names.

Proper noun examples

1

Regarding Prussic acid, it is a mainstream fact that 95% of all Zyklon-B was used for delousing purposes.

2

Zyklon-B wasn’t much of a secret - it was used all over the place as a pesticide.

3

The exterminationists have to try and explain the death of 6 million people with only 5% of the available Zyklon-B.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use zyklon in a sentence?

Why they used Zyklon B - god only knows, but they didn't use just Zyklon B.

What does zyklon mean?

a Norwegian blackened death metal band formed in 1998 by Samoth and Trym of Emperor, along with members of Myrkskog.

What part of speech is zyklon?

zyklon is commonly used as N.