Definitions for water-gas

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Water-Gas is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

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Definitions for water-gas

noun

  1. 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.

Origin of water-gas

First recorded in 1850-55

Examples for water-gas

water gas has neither the illuminating nor the heating qualities of coal gas, and it is also much more poisonous.

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

It was subsequently found that the stove was unlighted, and the water gas supply turned on.

water gas, obtained as above, possesses no illuminating power.

water gas is essentially a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen.

The three chief varieties are coal gas, water gas, and natural gas.

In some forms the water gas is passed with the oil through the retort.

water gas is made by placing coke in a vertical cylinder and heating the coke to a red heat.

The manufacture of gas was revolutionised by the invention of water gas.

The Rose process for making fuel gas gives a water gas enriched by petroleum.

Word Value for water-gas
Scrable

8

Words with friends

8

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