gas liquor

noun

, Chemistry.

1. ammonia liquor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gas liquor¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Thus the gas-liquor is distinctly alkaline, and contains a considerable quantity of ammonia, besides other volatile bases.

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The uses of ammonia are manifold, and nearly our whole supply of this valuable substance is now derived from gas-liquor.

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The gas liquor thus supplies food to a minute organism which converts the ammonia into a form available for the higher plants.

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Thus the cultivation of the beet, as already explained, is largely dependent on the supply of ammonia from gas-liquor.

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The distillate at once separates into water (gas-liquor) and light oil, floating at the top.

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