Definition of Coal gas

1. Noun. Gaseous mixture produced by distillation of bituminous coal and used for heating and lighting.

Specialized synonyms: Town Gas
Generic synonyms: Fuel

Definition of Coal gas

1. Noun. (petrochemistry) The poisonous gas, used domestically for cooking etc and formerly for lighting, prepared by heating coal with steam; it is a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide; synthesis gas or town gas. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Coal Gas

coal-meter
coal-meters
coal-tar
coal-tar creosote
coal-tars
coal-whipper
coal-whippers
coal ball
coal bed
coal black
coal car
coal chute
coal drop
coal drops
coal dust
coal gas (current term)
coal house
coal industry
coal mine
coal miner
coal miner's lung
coal mines
coal oil
coal scuttle
coal seam
coal shovel
coal tar
coal tar naphtha
coal tars
coal tit

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