gas : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a gas made of carbon monoxide and hydrogen and nitrogen; made by passing air over hot coke
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• (Chem.), a kind of gas made by forcing air through some volatile hydrocarbon, as the lighter petroleums. The air is so saturated with combustible vapor as to be a convenient illuminating and heating agent.

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• noun measurement of the pH level and the oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in arterial blood; important in diagnosis of many respiratory diseases
  

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• noun the gas leaving a generator during a blow period
  blow gas.
  

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• noun the gas leaving a generator during a blow period
  blow gas.
  

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• noun hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure
  bottled gas.
  

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• noun an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
  CO; carbon monoxide.
  

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• noun a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis
  CO2; carbon dioxide.
  

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• any one of several gaseous compounds of carbon and hydrogen, some of with make up illuminating gas.

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• noun a tear gas that is weaker than CS gas but lasts longer
  chloroacetophenone.
  

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• noun gaseous mixture produced by distillation of bituminous coal and used for heating and lighting
  

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• a variety of carbureted hydrogen, procured from bituminous coal, used in lighting streets, houses, etc., and for cooking and heating.

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• noun gas at a high pressure that can be used as a propellant
  

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• noun a tear gas that is stronger than CN gas but wears off faster; can be deployed by grenades or cluster bombs; can cause skin burns and fatal pulmonary edema
  chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile.
  

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• a mixture of two volumes of hydrogen with one volume of oxygen, which explodes with a loud report upon ignition.

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• (Elec.), a form of voltaic battery, in which gases, especially hydrogen and oxygen, are the active agents.

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• noun a bomb laden with chemical agents that are released when the bomb explodes
  chemical bomb.
  

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• noun a pipe with one or more burners projecting from a wall
  

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• noun burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame
  gas burner.
  

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• etc. See under Carbon, Coke, etc.

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• noun instrument of execution consisting of a sealed chamber into which poison gas is introduced; used to kill people or animals
  death chamber.
  

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• a bituminous or hydrogenous coal yielding a high percentage of volatile matters, and therefore available for the manufacture of illuminating gas. R. W. Raymond.

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• noun a public utility that provides gas
  gas company.
  

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• noun (physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole
  R; gas constant.
  

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• noun a range with gas rings and an oven for cooking with gas
  gas range; gas cooker.
  

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• noun obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving
  air embolism; aeroembolism.
  
• noun pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
  caisson disease; bends; air embolism; aeroembolism; decompression sickness.
  

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• noun an internal-combustion engine similar to a gasoline engine but using natural gas instead of gasoline vapor
  

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• an engine in which the motion of the piston is produced by the combustion or sudden production or expansion of gas; especially, an engine in which an explosive mixture of gas and air is forced into the working cylinder and ignited there by a gas flame or an electric spark. = internal combustion engine

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• noun a workman who installs and repairs gas fixtures and appliances
  

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• one who lays pipes and puts up fixtures for gas.

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• noun the fitting (pipes or valves or meters) that convey gas from the gas main to the gas fixtures of a building
  

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• . (a) The occupation of a gas fitter. (b) pl. The appliances needed for the introduction of gas into a building, as meters, pipes, burners, etc.

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• noun a device to convey illuminating gas from the pipe to the gas burner
  

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• a device for conveying illuminating or combustible gas from the pipe to the gas-burner, consisting of an appendage of cast, wrought, or drawn metal, with tubes upon which the burners, keys, etc., are adjusted.

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• noun a furnace that burns gas
  

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• noun gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle
  gasoline gauge; petrol gauge; petrol gage; gasoline gage; gas gage.
  

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• noun (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon
  emphysematous gangrene; emphysematous phlegmon; gangrenous emphysema; progressive emphysematous necrosis; gas gangrene; clostridial myonecrosis.
  

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• noun gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle
  gasoline gauge; petrol gauge; petrol gage; gasoline gage; gas gage.
  

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• an apparatus in which gas is evolved ; as: (a) a retort in which volatile hydrocarbons are evolved by heat ; (b) a machine in which air is saturated with the vapor of liquid hydrocarbon; a carburetor ; (c) a machine for the production of carbonic acid gas, for aërating water, bread, etc. Knight.

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• noun any of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much larger than Earth and gaseous in nature (like Jupiter)
  Jovian planet.
  

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• noun a gun that fires gas shells
  

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• noun a car with relatively low fuel efficiency
  

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• noun heating system that burns natural gas
  

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• noun a heater that burns gas for heat
  

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• noun a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases
  respirator; gasmask.
  

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• noun a large gas-tight spherical or cylindrical tank for holding gas to be used as fuel
  gasometer.
  

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• noun burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame
  gas burner.
  

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• a flame of illuminating gas.

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• noun a lamp that burns illuminating gas
  

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• noun a queue of vehicles waiting to purchase gasoline
  
• noun a pipeline used to transport natural gas
  
  • the workmen broke through the gas line
• noun a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine
  fuel line; petrol line.
  
  • the car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the gas line

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• an apparatus for carbureting air for use as illuminating gas.

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• noun a main that distributes gas
  

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• noun a maser in which microwave radiation interacts with gas molecules
  

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• noun a meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe
  gasometer.
  

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• an instrument for recording the quantity of gas consumed in a given time, at a particular place.

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• noun the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned
  fuel consumption rate; mileage; gasoline mileage.
  

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• noun an oil formed through distillation of petroleum of intermediate boiling range and viscosity
  

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• noun a cremation chamber fueled by gas
  
• noun a domestic oven fueled by gas
  

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• noun a pedal that controls the throttle valve
  throttle; accelerator pedal; accelerator; gas; gun.
  
  • he stepped on the gas

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• noun (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon
  emphysematous gangrene; emphysematous phlegmon; gangrenous emphysema; progressive emphysematous necrosis; gas gangrene; clostridial myonecrosis.
  

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• noun Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather
  Dictamnus alba; dittany; burning bush; fraxinella.
  

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• noun the pressure exerted by a gas
  

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• noun a pump in a service station that draws gasoline from underground storage tanks
  gasoline pump; petrol pump; island dispenser.
  

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• noun a range with gas rings and an oven for cooking with gas
  gas range; gas cooker.
  

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• a retort which contains the coal and other materials, and in which the gas is generated, in the manufacture of gas.

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• noun gas burner consisting of a circular metal pipe with several small holes through which gas can escape to be burned
  

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• noun a public utility that provides gas
  gas company.
  

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• noun (military) bomb consisting of an explosive projectile filled with a toxic gas that is released when the bomb explodes
  

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• noun a service station that sells gasoline
  petrol station; filling station; gasoline station.
  

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• noun a range with gas rings and an oven for cooking with gas
  gas range; gas cooker.
  

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• a stove for cooking or other purposes, heated by gas.

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• noun facility (plant and equipment) for providing natural-gas service
  

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• noun a tank for holding gasoline to supply a vehicle
  petrol tank; gasoline tank.
  

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• coal tar.

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• noun thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the pressure of a gas kept at constant volume
  air thermometer.
  

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• a drain trap; a sewer trap. See 4th Trap, 5.

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• noun turbine that converts the chemical energy of a liquid fuel into mechanical energy by internal combustion; gaseous products of the fuel (which is burned in compressed air) are expanded through a turbine
  

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• verb fill with gasoline
  
  • Gas up the car

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• (Gas Works), an apparatus within which gas from the condenser is brought in contact with a falling stream of water, to precipitate the tar remaining in it. Knight.

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• water through which gas has been passed for purification; called also gas liquor and ammoniacal water, and used for the manufacture of sal ammoniac, carbonate of ammonia, and Prussian blue. Tomlinson.

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• noun a well that yields or has yielded natural gas
  

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• a deep boring, from which natural gas is discharged. Raymond.

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• a manufactory of gas, with all the machinery and appurtenances; a place where gas is generated for lighting cities.

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1. The jet piece of a gas fixture where the gas is burned as it escapes from one or more minute orifices.

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• noun a nuclear reactor using gas as a coolant
  

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• noun an electric lamp in which the light comes from an electric discharge between two electrodes in a glass tube
  electric-discharge lamp.
  

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• noun a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas
  

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• adjective satellite full of a gas
  

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• adjective satellite not allowing air or gas to pass in or out
  airtight; air-tight.
  

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• noun a ship powered by a gas turbine
  

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• noun a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation
  greenhouse emission.
  

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• (Old Chem.), sulphureted hydrogen gas.

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• noun a hypothetical gas with molecules of negligible size that exert no intermolecular forces
  ideal gas.
  

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• . See Gas, n.

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• noun any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic table
  argonon; inert gas.
  

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• noun a rarefied flow of gas and charged particles (plasma) that stream from the sun and form the solar wind
  

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• noun (physics) a theory that gases consist of small particles in random motion
  kinetic theory.
  

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• noun inhalation anesthetic used as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery
  nitrous oxide.
  

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• (Chem.), hyponitrous oxide, or protoxide of nitrogen = nitrous oxide ; so called from the exhilaration and laughing which it sometimes produces when inhaled. It is much used as an anæsthetic agent. now primarily in dentistry

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• noun hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure
  bottled gas.
  

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• noun methane gas produced when vegetation decomposes in water
  

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• (Chem.), a light, combustible, gaseous hydrocarbon, CH4, produced artificially by the dry distillation of many organic substances, and occurring as a natural product of decomposition in stagnant pools, whence its name. It is an abundant ingredient of ordinary illuminating gas, and is the first member of the paraffin series. Called also methane, and in coal mines, fire damp.

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• noun a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote
  dichloroethyl sulfide; blistering agent; mustard agent; sulfur mustard.
  

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• See under Fat, Gas. etc.

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• noun a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes
  gas.
  

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• gas obtained from wells, etc., in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and elsewhere, and largely used for fuel and illuminating purposes. It is chiefly derived from the Coal Measures.

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• noun a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system
  nerve agent.
  

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• noun any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic table
  argonon; inert gas.
  

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• (Chem. & Physics), the phenomenon of absorbing gases, as exhibited by platinum, palladium, iron, or charcoal; thus, palladium absorbs, or occludes, nearly a thousand times its own volume of hydrogen, and in this case a chemical compound seems to be formed.

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• inflammable gas procured from oil, and used for lighting streets, houses, etc.

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• (Chem.). See Ethylene.

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• noun a hypothetical gas with molecules of negligible size that exert no intermolecular forces
  ideal gas.
  

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• (Chem. & Physics), hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon monoxide; also called incondensible ∨ incoercible gases, before their liquefaction in 1877. archaic

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• noun a gas that is poisonous to breath or contact; used in chemical warfare
  

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• noun a gas made of carbon monoxide and hydrogen and nitrogen; made by passing air over hot coke
  air gas.
  

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• noun foul-smelling gas that forms in sewers
  

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• . See Superheated steam, above.

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• noun a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds
  lachrymator; teargas; lacrimator.
  

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• noun coal gas manufactured for domestic and industrial use
  

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• noun (physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole
  R; gas constant.
  

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• noun a highly lethal nerve agent used in chemical warfare; a toxic liquid that penetrates the skin or lungs to disrupt the nervous system and stop respiration; in combat VX gas is deployed by detonating a container over the target area and can persist in the environment up to several weeks after release
  
  • VX gas is one of those things we wish we could disinvent

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• noun a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide with small amounts of other gases; made by blowing steam over hot coke or coal
  

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• (Chem.), a kind of gas made by forcing steam over glowing coals, whereby there results a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. This gives a gas of intense heating power, but destitute of light-giving properties, and which is charged by passing through some volatile hydrocarbon, as gasoline. = synthesis gas

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