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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.
water gas
noun
- a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide produced by passing steam over hot carbon, used as a fuel and raw material See also producer gas
Other Words From
- water-gas adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of water gas1
Example Sentences
That means there’s a layer of hot water gas up there, not a cooler layer that’d be expected if there’s no stratosphere.
A further new allowance for shallow water gas field developments was announced by the government in July 2012.
The announcement was spurred by the government's decision to award the gas industry a £500m tax break for shallow water gas fields.
For instance, he gives us as his opinion that a mixed gas is more adapted for all-round purposes than either coal or water gas alone.
But by vaporizing water and weighing the gas so produced, we find that water vapour is nine times heavier than hydrogen: now, 1: 9 = 2: 18, therefore the molecular weight of water gas is 18.
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