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noun
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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Also called blue gas.
Origin of water gas
First recorded in 1850–55
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British Dictionary definitions for water gas
water gas
noun
a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide produced by passing steam over hot carbon, used as a fuel and raw materialSee also producer gas
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