illuminating gas

noun

Any of several types of flammable gas produced and distributed commercially, especially when used for gaslight; coal gas, water gas, and natural gas have all been sold as illuminating gas or town gas.

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Meanings

nounilluminating gas (countable and uncountable, plural illuminating gases)

plural illuminating gases

  1. countableuncountableAny of several types of flammable gas produced and distributed commercially, especially when used for gaslight; coal gas, water gas, and natural gas have all been sold as illuminating gas or town gas.

Translations

Finnish valokaasu
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German Leuchtgas
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Polish gaz świetlny
  • gaz świetlnyTranslations
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APA

illuminating gas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illuminating%20gas

MLA

“illuminating gas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illuminating%20gas. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “illuminating gas,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illuminating%20gas.

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