kōˈgasə̇n, ˈkōˌg- noun
( -s )
Etymology: German, from ko- (from koks coke, irregular from English coke ) + gas (from New Latin) + -in (from benzin benzine, gasoline)
: a liquid mixture of saturated and unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons made by reaction of carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the Fischer-Tropsch process