gasifier

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noun

An apparatus used to perform gasification.

OriginEnglish gasify ← Proto-Italic *θakos ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- →
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Meanings

noungasifier (plural gasifiers)

plural gasifiers

  1. An apparatus used to perform gasification.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰeh₂-
  2. Ancient Greekχαῦνος (khaûnos)
  3. Ancient Greekχάος (kháos)
  4. Dutchgas
  5. Englishgas
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Proto-Italic*θakos
  8. Englishgasify
  9. Englishgasifier

From gasify + -er.

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Translations

French gazéificateur
  • gazéificateurapparatus used to perform gasification
German Vergaser
  • Vergaserapparatus used to perform gasification
Polish gazyfikator
  • gazyfikatorapparatus used to perform gasification
Cite this entry
APA

gasifier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gasifier

MLA

“gasifier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gasifier. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gasifier,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gasifier.

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