lethal gas

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• lethal injection — n. a hypodermic injection that causes or is capable of causing death, esp., such an injection used to administer the death penalty * * * ➡ capital punishment * * * ▪ execution method  method of executing condemned prisoners through the… …   Universalium

• gas chamber — an enclosure used for the execution of prisoners by means of a poisonous gas. [1935 40] * * * ▪ execution device       method of executing condemned prisoners by lethal gas.       The gas chamber was first adopted in the U.S. state of Nevada in… …   Universalium

• Gas chamber — A gas chamber is an apparatus for killing, consisting of a sealed chamber into which a poisonous or asphyxiant gas is introduced. The most commonly used poisonous agent is hydrogen cyanide; carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide have also been used.… …   Wikipedia

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• lethal — 01. The victim died from a [lethal] blow to the head. 02. Marilyn Monroe died after taking a [lethal] dose of sleeping pills. 03. He is a karate expert, and his hands are [lethal] weapons. 04. The police were obliged to use [lethal] force to stop …   Grammatical examples in English

• Gas in Mesopotamia — It is suspected by some that the British might have used toxic gas against the Kurds in Mesopotamia, during the Ath Thawra al Iraqiyya al Kubra or Iraqi revolt against the British in 1920, in the period of the British Mandate of Mesopotamia.Henry …   Wikipedia

• lethal — adj. causing or sufficient to cause death. Phrases and idioms: lethal chamber a chamber in which animals may be killed painlessly with gas. lethal dose the amount of a toxic compound or drug that causes death in humans or animals. Derivatives:… …   Useful english dictionary

• gas gangrene toxin — any of the exotoxins produced by Clostridium perfringens and associated with gas gangrene. At least 10 types have been identified. The α toxin is a lethal, necrotizing lecithinase (phospholipase C) that splits lecithin in cell membranes, is… …   Medical dictionary

• gas chamber — Synonyms and related words: Belsen, abattoir, aceldama, ax, beheading, block, burning, butchery, capital punishment, concentration camp, cross, crucifixion, death chair, death chamber, decapitation, decollation, defenestration, drop, electric… …   Moby Thesaurus

• lethal chamber — a room or enclosure where animals may be killed by exposure to a poison gas. [1880 85] * * * …   Universalium