noun
1. archaic : air exhausted of oxygen by burning a combustible (as charcoal or phosphorus) in it and therefore composed chiefly of nitrogen
2. archaic : hydrogen regarded as inflammable air
noun
1. archaic : air exhausted of oxygen by burning a combustible (as charcoal or phosphorus) in it and therefore composed chiefly of nitrogen
2. archaic : hydrogen regarded as inflammable air
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012