gasogene

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noun

A type of Victorian seltzer bottle, consisting of two mesh-encased glass globes arranged so that a reaction between tartaric acid and sodium bicarbonate produced carbon dioxide gas which carbonated the enclosed beverage and expelled it through a siphon valve.

Similar
seltzogene
OriginEnglish gas ← Dutch gas ← Ancient Greek χάος (kháos) →
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Meanings

noungasogene (plural gasogenes)

plural gasogenes · alternative gazogene

  1. historicalA type of Victorian seltzer bottle, consisting of two mesh-encased glass globes arranged so that a reaction between tartaric acid and sodium bicarbonate produced carbon dioxide gas which carbonated the enclosed beverage and expelled it through a siphon valve.

    Synonyms: seltzogene

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of Victorian seltzer bottle, consisting of two mesh-encased glass globes arranged so that a reaction between tartaric acid and sodium bicarbonate produced carbon dioxide gas which carbonated the enclosed beverage and expelled it through a siphon valve.

Similar
seltzogene

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰeh₂-
  2. Ancient Greekχαῦνος (khaûnos)
  3. Ancient Greekχάος (kháos)
  4. Dutchgas
  5. Englishgas
  6. Englishgasogene

From gas + -o- + -gene. See also gaso-.

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APA

gasogene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gasogene

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gasogene,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gasogene.

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