producer gas
A fuel gas that is manufactured from material such as coal or wood by partial…A fuel gas that is manufactured from material such as coal or wood by partial combustion with air, usually modified by injection of water or steam to maintain a constant temperature and obtain a higher heat content gas by enrichment of air gas with hydrogen.
» Algeria is one of the largest producers of natural gas in the world.
Алжир один з найбільших виробників природного газу у світі. — bicolino34
Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(uncountable)A fuel gas that is manufactured from material such as coal or wood by partial combustion with air, usually modified by injection of water or steam to maintain a constant temperature and obtain a higher heat content gas by enrichment of air gas with hydrogen.
- a gas made of carbon monoxide and hydrogen and nitrogen; made by passing air over hot coke
Examples
1 sentencesAlgeria is one of the largest producers of natural gas in the world.
Алжир один з найбільших виробників природного газу у світі. — bicolino34
Origin
This term apparently stems from manufacture in a gas producer.This term apparently stems from manufacture in a gas producer.
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- a gas made of carbon monoxide and hydrogen and nitrogen; made by passing air over hot coke:air gas
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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