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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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 Parton, James
But for carbonic acid, nitrous oxide and olefiant gas, the values were much smaller, showing that these gases experienced a smaller change of temperature in compression.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
The pile remaining in its position, a sheet of olefiant gas was caused to issue from the same slit as that through which the oxygen had passed.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John
In association with this substance, I submitted the hydro-chloride of carbon from olefiant gas and chlorine to the action of the electric current; but it also refused to conduct or yield up its elements.
From Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1 by Faraday, Michael
In 1868 Huggins compared the spectrum of Winnecke’s comet with that of a Geissler tube containing olefiant gas, and found exact agreement.
From History of Astronomy by Forbes, George
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