WATER GAS


Meaning of WATER GAS in English

— water-gas , adj.

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 .

[ 1850-55 ]

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