"coal gas" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} coal gas (uncountable)
  1. (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; sometimes synonymous with synthesis gas or town gas. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Coal, Fossil fuels, Gases, Hydrogen, Petrochemistry Related terms: gaslight [noun], gasworks Coordinate_terms: illuminating gas, natural gas, synthesis gas, town gas, water gas Translations (gas prepared by heating coal with steam): светилен газ (svetilen gaz) (Bulgarian), 煤氣 (Chinese Cantonese), 煤气 (mui⁴ hei³) (Chinese Cantonese), 煤氣 (Chinese Mandarin), 煤气 (méiqì) (Chinese Mandarin), kolengas [neuter] (Dutch), lichtgas [neuter] (Dutch), steenkolengas [neuter] (Dutch), hiilikaasu (Finnish), gaz de houille [masculine] (French), αεριόφως (aeriófos) [neuter] (Greek), világítógáz (Hungarian), gás guail [masculine] (Irish), گاز زغالسنگ (gâz-e zoğâl-sang) (Persian), gaz węglowy [masculine] (Polish), gaz koksowniczy [masculine] (Polish), gás de hulha [masculine] (Portuguese), gás de carvão [masculine] (Portuguese), светильный газ (svetilʹnyj gaz) [inanimate, masculine] (Russian), gas de alumbrado [masculine] (Spanish), gas ciudad [masculine] (Spanish)

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