gasogene
Meanings
noun
- A type of Victorian seltzer bottle, consisting of two mesh-encased glass globes arranged so that a reaction between tartaric acid and sodium bicarbonate produced carbon dioxide gas which carbonated the enclosed beverage and expelled it through a siphon valve.
Word forms
Etymology
From gas + -o- + -gene.
Synonyms
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