coal gas
Noun
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Noun
coal gas (uncountable)
- (petrochemistry) The poisonous gas, used domestically for cooking etc and formerly for lighting, prepared by heating coal with steam; it is a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide; synthesis gas or town gas.
- French: gaz de houille
- Russian: светильный газ
- Spanish: gas de alumbrado, gas ciudad
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