olefiant gas
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of olefiant gas
1800–10; part translation of French gaz oléfiant, equivalent to olé- (< Latin oleum oil ) + -fiant, present participle of -fier -fy; see -ant
Example Sentences
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One of the simplest members of the series, and that which is usually present in by far the largest amount, is called olefiant gas.
From Gas Burners Old and New by Owen Merriman
Oh, that thou Wert Carbon, and myself were Hydrogen; We would unite to form olefiant gas, Or common coal, or naphtha—would to heaven That I were Phosphorus, and thou wert Lime!
From The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells
According to Bischoff, the inflammable gases which are always escaping from mineral coal, and are so often the cause of fatal accidents in mines, always contain carbonic acid, carbureted hydrogen, nitrogen, and olefiant gas.
From The Student's Elements of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
A second holder containing olefiant gas was then connected with the ring-burner.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by John Tyndall
Hence the olefiant gas laboured under a disadvantage.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by John Tyndall
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