"illuminating gas" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: illuminating gases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} illuminating gas (countable and uncountable, plural illuminating gases)
  1. Any of several types of flammable gas produced and distributed commercially, especially when used for gaslight; coal gas, water gas, and natural gas have all been sold as illuminating gas or town gas. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: gaslight [noun], gas lamp, gas mantle, gasworks Translations (Translations): valokaasu (Finnish), Leuchtgas [neuter] (German), gaz świetlny (english: coal gas) [masculine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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