coal gas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The poisonous gas, used domestically for cooking etc and formerly for lighting, prepared by heating coal with steam (gasification); it is a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide; sometimes synonymous with synthesis gas or town gas.

Word forms

coal gas

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