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cyklon

//ˈt͡sɘ.klɔn//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    cyclone (any weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a center of low atmospheric pressure)
  2. 2.
    Zyklon A and Zyklon B (pesticide consisting of hydrocyanic acid absorbed on pellets of diatomaceous earth; when exposed to the air, hydrogen cyanide is released; used most infamously during the Nazi Holocaust in some gas chambers)
  3. 3.
    cyclone, cyclone separator (separator that employs cyclonic separation)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Zyklon.

Forms

  • cyklonalnyadjective
  • cyklonicznyadjective
  • cyklonowyadjective
Nominative
Singular
cyklon
Plural
cyklony
Genitive
Singular
cyklonu
Plural
cyklonów
Dative
Singular
cyklonowi
Plural
cyklonom
Accusative
Singular
cyklon
Plural
cyklony
Instrumental
Singular
cyklonem
Plural
cyklonami
Locative
Singular
cyklonie
Plural
cyklonach
Vocative
Singular
cyklonie
Plural
cyklony

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