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
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This result was obtained several times, and when larger proportions of olefiant gas were used, the action seemed still more hopeless.
From Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1 by Michael Faraday
Of the rays emitted by a carbonic oxide flame, carbonic acid absorbs twice as much as olefiant gas.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by John Tyndall
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
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 Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe by James Parton
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
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