gas washer

noun

A gasworks apparatus within which gas from the condenser is brought in contact with a falling stream of water, to precipitate the tar remaining in it.

Meanings

noungas washer (plural gas washers)

plural gas washers

  1. A gasworks apparatus within which gas from the condenser is brought in contact with a falling stream of water, to precipitate the tar remaining in it.
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