| 单词 | air-gas |
| 释义 | > as lemmasair-gas air-gas n. now historical a mixture of air and a vaporized hydrocarbon mixture (e.g. petroleum), used esp. for lighting. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > organic gases > [noun] > other named coal gas1806 oil-gas1820 natural gas1825 resin gas1828 powder gas1860 hydrocarbon gasc1865 air-gas1872 fluoroform1876 formene1884 biomethane1947 Sarin1951 the world > matter > light > artificial light > [noun] > material burnt for lighting > specific air-gas1872 lucigen1887 1872 Times 9 Oct. 13/3 Air-gas manufacture consists in charging a certain liquid compound, termed gasogen, with atmospheric air..thereby obtaining a richly carbonized gas, of the highest illuminating power. 1909 Chambers's Jrnl. June 411/1 The application of what is generically termed ‘air-gas’ to domestic uses is one of far-reaching possibilities. 1998 New Scientist 12 Sept. 105/2 Another ‘home-made’ gas used for domestic lighting was prepared from petrol which had been mechanically vaporized and mixed with air to form an inflammable gas known both as ‘air gas’ and ‘petrol gas’. < as lemmas |
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