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Noun: Zyklon A
  1. A pesticide with methyl cyanoformate as an active ingredient.
    "Research at Degesch of Germany led to the development of Zyklon A, a pesticide which released hydrogen cyanide upon exposure to water and heat."

Type of: pesticide

Encyclopedia: Zyklon A