Meanings
nouncoal gas (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryThe poisonous gas, used domestically for cooking, etc. and formerly for lighting, prepared by heating coal with steam (gasification); it is a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide; sometimes synonymous with synthesis gas or town gas.
Translations
Bulgarian светилен газ
- светилен газ (svetilen gaz)gas prepared by heating coal with steam
Chinese Cantonese 煤氣 /煤气
- 煤氣 /煤气 (mui⁴ hei³)gas prepared by heating coal with steam
Chinese Mandarin 煤氣 /煤气
- 煤氣 /煤气 (méiqì)gas prepared by heating coal with steam
Dutch kolengas, lichtgas
- kolengasgas prepared by heating coal with steam
- lichtgasgas prepared by heating coal with steam
- steenkolengasgas prepared by heating coal with steam
Finnish hiilikaasu
- hiilikaasugas prepared by heating coal with steam
French gaz de houille
- gaz de houillegas prepared by heating coal with steam
Greek αεριόφως
- αεριόφως (aeriófos)gas prepared by heating coal with steam
Hungarian világítógáz
- világítógázgas prepared by heating coal with steam
Irish gás guail
- gás guailgas prepared by heating coal with steam
Persian گاز زغالسنگ
- گاز زغالسنگ (gâz-e zoġâl-sang)gas prepared by heating coal with steam
Polish gaz węglowy, gaz koksowniczy
- gaz węglowygas prepared by heating coal with steam
- gaz koksowniczygas prepared by heating coal with steam
Portuguese gás de hulha, gás de carvão
- gás de hulhagas prepared by heating coal with steam
- gás de carvãogas prepared by heating coal with steam
Russian светильный газ
- светильный газ (svetilʹnyj gaz)gas prepared by heating coal with steam
Spanish gas de alumbrado, gas ciudad
- gas de alumbradogas prepared by heating coal with steam
- gas ciudadgas prepared by heating coal with steam
Turkish havagazı
- havagazıgas prepared by heating coal with steam
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APA
coal gas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coal%20gas
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“coal gas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coal%20gas. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coal gas,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coal%20gas.
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