water gas
A mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide produced by passing steam over hot cokeA mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide produced by passing steam over hot coke; used as a domestic fuel, a town gas or illuminating gas.
» Many households lost water, gas or electricity.
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1 senses(uncountable)A mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide produced by passing steam over hot coke; used as a domestic fuel, a town gas or illuminating gas.
Wassergas
a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide with small amounts of other gases; made by blowing steam over hot coke or coal
Examples
1 sentencesMany households lost water, gas or electricity.
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2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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