"natural gas" meaning in English

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Noun

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Etymology: formed from natural + gas, as opposed to coal gas (19th Century). Etymology templates: {{l|en|natural}} natural, {{l|en|gas}} gas, {{l|en|coal gas}} coal gas Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} natural gas (countable and uncountable, plural natural gases)
  1. A mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits; mostly methane with smaller amounts of ethane, propane and butane; principally used as a fuel. Wikipedia link: natural gas Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fossil fuels, Natural resources Derived forms: compressed natural gas (alt: CNG), dry natural gas, liquid natural gas (alt: LNG) Related terms: petroleum gas Translations (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits): aardgas (Afrikaans), غَاز طَبِيعِيّ (ḡāz ṭabīʕiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), բնական գազ (bnakan gaz) (Armenian), գազ (gaz) (Armenian), təbii qaz (Azerbaijani), прыро́дны газ (pryródny haz) [masculine] (Belarusian), приро́ден газ (priróden gaz) [masculine] (Bulgarian), gas natural [masculine] (Catalan), 天然氣 (Chinese Mandarin), 天然气 (tiānránqì) (Chinese Mandarin), 天然煤氣 (Chinese Mandarin), 天然煤气 (tiānrán méiqì) (Chinese Mandarin), zemní plyn [masculine] (Czech), naturgas [common-gender] (Danish), aardgas [neuter] (Dutch), tergaso (Esperanto), maagaas (Estonian), maakaasu (Finnish), gaz naturel [masculine] (French), ბუნებრივი აირი (bunebrivi airi) (Georgian), Erdgas [neuter] (German), φυσικό αέριο (fysikó aério) [neuter] (Greek), földgáz (Hungarian), gas alam (Indonesian), gas bumi (Indonesian), gas natural (Interlingua), gás nádúrtha [masculine] (Irish), gas naturale [masculine] (Italian), 天然ガス (tennen gasu) (alt: てんねんガス) (Japanese), 市ガス (shigasu) (alt: しガス) (Japanese), табиғи газ (tabiği gaz) (Kazakh), 천연가스 (cheonyeon'gaseu) (Korean), табигый газ (tabigıy gaz) (Kyrgyz), ແກັສທຳມະຊາດ (kæt tham ma sāt) (Lao), dabasgāze [feminine] (Latvian), gamtinės dujos [feminine, plural] (Lithuanian), природен гас (priroden gas) [masculine] (Macedonian), gas asli (Malay), kapuni (Maori), níłchʼi łikoní (Navajo), naturgass [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), naturgass [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), گاز طبیعی (gâz-e tabi'i) (Persian), gaz ziemny [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), gás natural [masculine] (Portuguese), ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਗੈਸ (kudratī gais) [feminine] (Punjabi), gaz natural [neuter] (Romanian), приро́дный газ (priródnyj gaz) [masculine] (Russian), земни плин [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), природни гас [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), zemni plin [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), prirodni gas [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), zemný plyn [masculine] (Slovak), zemeljski plin [masculine] (Slovene), gas natural [masculine] (Spanish), gesi asilia [class-9] (Swahili), naturgas [common-gender] (Swedish), likas na buhag (Tagalog), гази табиӣ (gazi tabiyī) (Tajik), табигый газ (tabigıy ğaz) (Tatar), แก๊สธรรมชาติ (Thai), ก๊าซธรรมชาติ (Thai), སྣུམ་རླུང (snum rlung) (Tibetan), doğal gaz (Turkish), tebigy gaz (Turkmen), приро́дний газ (pryródnyj haz) [masculine] (Ukrainian), tabiiy gaz (Uzbek), khí thiên nhiên (Vietnamese), khí ga (Vietnamese), khí gas (Vietnamese), khí đốt (Vietnamese), nwy naturiol [masculine] (Welsh)

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          "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
          "word": "천연가스"
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          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "tabigıy gaz",
          "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
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          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "kæt tham ma sāt",
          "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
          "word": "ແກັສທຳມະຊາດ"
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          "word": "dabasgāze"
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          "word": "gamtinės dujos"
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          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "priroden gas",
          "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "природен гас"
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          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
          "word": "gas asli"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
          "word": "kapuni"
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        {
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
          "word": "níłchʼi łikoní"
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "naturgass"
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          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "naturgass"
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        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "gâz-e tabi'i",
          "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
          "word": "گاز طبیعی"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "gaz ziemny"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
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          "word": "gás natural"
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          "code": "pa",
          "lang": "Punjabi",
          "roman": "kudratī gais",
          "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਗੈਸ"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
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          "word": "gaz natural"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "priródnyj gaz",
          "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "приро́дный газ"
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          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
          "word": "แก๊สธรรมชาติ"
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          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
          "word": "ก๊าซธรรมชาติ"
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          "code": "bo",
          "lang": "Tibetan",
          "roman": "snum rlung",
          "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
          "word": "སྣུམ་རླུང"
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
          "word": "doğal gaz"
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          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
          "word": "tebigy gaz"
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pryródnyj haz",
          "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "приро́дний газ"
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          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
          "word": "tabiiy gaz"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
          "word": "khí thiên nhiên"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
          "word": "khí ga"
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        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
          "word": "khí gas"
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        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
          "word": "khí đốt"
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}
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      ],
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "aardgas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḡāz ṭabīʕiyy",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "غَاز طَبِيعِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "bnakan gaz",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "բնական գազ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "gaz",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "գազ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "təbii qaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pryródny haz",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "прыро́дны газ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "priróden gaz",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "приро́ден газ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gas natural"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "天然氣"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tiānránqì",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "天然气"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "天然煤氣"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tiānrán méiqì",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "天然煤气"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zemní plyn"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "naturgas"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "aardgas"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "tergaso"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "maagaas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "maakaasu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gaz naturel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "bunebrivi airi",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "ბუნებრივი აირი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Erdgas"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "fysikó aério",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "φυσικό αέριο"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "földgáz"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "gas alam"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "gas bumi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "gas natural"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gás nádúrtha"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gas naturale"
    },
    {
      "alt": "てんねんガス",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tennen gasu",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "天然ガス"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しガス",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shigasu",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "市ガス"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "tabiği gaz",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "табиғи газ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "cheonyeon'gaseu",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "천연가스"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "tabigıy gaz",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "табигый газ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "kæt tham ma sāt",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "ແກັສທຳມະຊາດ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dabasgāze"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "gamtinės dujos"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "priroden gas",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "природен гас"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "gas asli"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "kapuni"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "níłchʼi łikoní"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "naturgass"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "naturgass"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "gâz-e tabi'i",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "گاز طبیعی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "inanimate",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gaz ziemny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gás natural"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "kudratī gais",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਗੈਸ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gaz natural"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "priródnyj gaz",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "приро́дный газ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "земни плин"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "природни гас"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zemni plin"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prirodni gas"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zemný plyn"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zemeljski plin"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gas natural"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "class-9"
      ],
      "word": "gesi asilia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "naturgas"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "likas na buhag"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "gazi tabiyī",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "гази табиӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "tabigıy ğaz",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "табигый газ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "แก๊สธรรมชาติ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "ก๊าซธรรมชาติ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "snum rlung",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "སྣུམ་རླུང"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "doğal gaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "tebigy gaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pryródnyj haz",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "приро́дний газ"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "tabiiy gaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "khí thiên nhiên"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "khí ga"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "khí gas"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "word": "khí đốt"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nwy naturiol"
    }
  ],
  "word": "natural gas"
}

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