water gas

American  

noun

1. a toxic gaseous mixture consisting chiefly of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, prepared from steam and incandescent coke: used as an illuminant, fuel, and in organic synthesis.

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water gas British  

noun

1. a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide produced by passing steam over hot carbon, used as a fuel and raw material See also producer gas

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Other Word Forms

• water-gas adjective

Etymology

Origin of water gas

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

That means there’s a layer of hot water gas up there, not a cooler layer that’d be expected if there’s no stratosphere.

From The Verge

A further new allowance for shallow water gas field developments was announced by the government in July 2012.

From BBC

The announcement was spurred by the government's decision to award the gas industry a £500m tax break for shallow water gas fields.

From The Guardian

For instance, he gives us as his opinion that a mixed gas is more adapted for all-round purposes than either coal or water gas alone.

From Project Gutenberg

But by vaporizing water and weighing the gas so produced, we find that water vapour is nine times heavier than hydrogen: now, 1: 9 = 2: 18, therefore the molecular weight of water gas is 18.

From Project Gutenberg