Definitions for coal-gas

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Coal-Gas is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 134 anagrams from letters in coal-gas (-aacglos).

Definitions for coal-gas

noun

  1. a gas used for illuminating and heating, produced by distilling bituminous coal and consisting chiefly of hydrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide.
  2. the gas formed by burning coal.

Origin of coal-gas

First recorded in 1800-10

Examples for coal-gas

It is almost as invisible as a jet of coal gas or hydrogen is in air.

For the coke and each of its by-products, coal tar and coal gas, are commercial necessities of life.

Thus it is shown that rape oil is most destructive of the atmosphere, and that coal gas is the least destructive.

But in England water gas could not compete with coal gas in cheapness.

Such as can be had is either water or coal gas, neither of which is as efficient in lifting power as hydrogen.

To him the art is indebted for the introduction of carbureted-hydrogen, or coal gas, as the means of inflating balloons.

Consequently they are designed to fly when filled with coal gas if necessary.

In the preparation of phosphine, why is coal gas passed into the flask?

The smell of the woods is like heaven, after soot and smoke and coal gas.

Where coal gas is not available, a Dowson gas-producer can be employed.

Word Value for coal-gas
Scrable

6

Words with friends

8

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