coal gas

noun

gaseous mixture produced by distillation of bituminous coal and used for heating and lighting

• Hypernyms: ↑fuel

• Hyponyms: ↑town gas

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noun

: gas made from coal: as

a. : the mixture of gases thrown off by burning coal (as in the furnace of a house)

b. : the gas consisting chiefly of hydrogen and methane made by carbonizing bituminous coal in retorts and used for heating and lighting — see coke-oven gas

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1. a gas used for illuminating and heating, produced by distilling bituminous coal and consisting chiefly of hydrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide.

2. the gas formed by burning coal.

[1800-10]

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coal gas noun

The mixture of gases produced by the distillation of coal, used for lighting and heating

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Main Entry: ↑coal

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coal gas,

1. a) gas made from coal, used for heating and lighting. b) coke-oven gas.

2. gas given off by burning coal.

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n. a mixture of gases (chiefly hydrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide) obtained by the destructive distillation of coal and formerly used for lighting and heating

■ gas given off when coal is burned

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ˈcoal gas [coal gas] noun uncountable

a mixture of gases produced from coal, that can be used for electricity and heating