Bullets Turned In Along With A Pungent Gas

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Updated: September 1, 2025

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noun • a water solution of ammonia • a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3)
	32%	7		Colorless gas with a pungent smell, known as the 'choking gas'
noun • Swedish chemist (born in Germany) who discovered oxygen before Priestley did (1742-1786)
	28%	9		Crossed by bullets along a straight path
noun • gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation verb • rake or be in a position to rake with gunfire in a lengthwise direction

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