单词 | power gas |
释义 | > as lemmaspower gas power gas n. now rare coal gas used for generating power, not for providing illumination. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > gas or types of gas > [noun] gas1808 oil-gas1820 wood-gasc1865 town gas1867 fuel-gas1886 power gas1901 bottled gas1930 biogas1958 North Sea gas1965 1901 Nature 10 Jan. 257/2 On power-gas and large gas-engines for central stations. 1972 Sci. Amer. Oct. 26/2 Ludwig Mond, the great chemist and industrialist who dominated chemical technology in England until his death in 1909, made improvements in the production of what he called ‘power gas’ and used it to fuel the reciprocating gas engines that generated electricity for his electrochemical works. < as lemmas |
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