water gas

noun

a toxic gaseous mixture consisting chiefly of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, prepared from steam and incandescent coke: used as an illuminant, fuel, and in organic synthesis.

Also called blue gas.

Origin of water gas

First recorded in 1850–55

OTHER WORDS FROM water gas

water-gas, adjective

Words nearby water gas

water fountain, waterfowl, waterfowler, waterfront, water gap, water gas, water gate, water gauge, water glass, waterglass painting, water gum

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Example sentences from the Web for water gas

Water-gas made from steam and oil is usually limited to those places where the raw materials are readily available.
Artificial Light|M. Luckiesh
If, therefore, water-gas became generally used, another use for coke would be added to those already referred to (p. 47).
Coal|Raphael Meldola
It contains more hydrogen, for example, than water-gas and it is well known that hydrogen gives little light on burning.
Artificial Light|M. Luckiesh
Water-gas is of low illuminating value, but after it is carbureted it burns with a brilliant flame.
Artificial Light|M. Luckiesh

Water-gas, obtained by passing steam over heated coke, contains 40 per cent.
Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology|W. G. Aitchison Robertson

British Dictionary definitions for water gas

water gas

noun

a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide produced by passing steam over hot carbon, used as a fuel and raw materialSee also producer gas

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单词	water gas
释义	water gas noun a toxic gaseous mixture consisting chiefly of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, prepared from steam and incandescent coke: used as an illuminant, fuel, and in organic synthesis. Also called blue gas. Origin of water gas First recorded in 1850–55 OTHER WORDS FROM water gas water-gas, adjective Words nearby water gas water fountain, waterfowl, waterfowler, waterfront, water gap, water gas, water gate, water gauge, water glass, waterglass painting, water gum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for water gas Water-gas made from steam and oil is usually limited to those places where the raw materials are readily available. Artificial Light\|M. Luckiesh If, therefore, water-gas became generally used, another use for coke would be added to those already referred to (p. 47). Coal\|Raphael Meldola It contains more hydrogen, for example, than water-gas and it is well known that hydrogen gives little light on burning. Artificial Light\|M. Luckiesh Water-gas is of low illuminating value, but after it is carbureted it burns with a brilliant flame. Artificial Light\|M. Luckiesh Water-gas, obtained by passing steam over heated coke, contains 40 per cent. Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology\|W. G. Aitchison Robertson British Dictionary definitions for water gas water gas noun a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide produced by passing steam over hot carbon, used as a fuel and raw materialSee also producer gas Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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