natural gas
A mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum depositsA mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits; mostly methane with smaller amounts of ethane, propane and butane; principally used as a fuel.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits; mostly methane with smaller amounts of ethane, propane and butane; principally used as a fuel.
Erdgas
приро́дный газpriródnyj gaz
приро́дний газpryródnyj haz
- a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes
Examples
54 sentencesThis car runs on natural gas.
Цей автомобіль працює на природньому газі. — deniko
ruЭтот автомобиль работает на природном газе. — odexed
deDieses Auto fährt mit Gas. — Tamy
Algeria is one of the largest producers of natural gas in the world.
Алжир один з найбільших виробників природного газу у світі. — bicolino34
Natural gas is an important natural resource.
deErdgas ist ein wichtiger Rohstoff. — raggione
Ukraine got through the winter on its own natural gas.
Algeria is rich in natural gas.
Translations
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Origin
By opposition to coal gas (19th century).By opposition to coal gas (19th century).
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Forms
plural: natural gases| Singular | natural gas |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable