producer gas

noun

a gas composed of carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and nitrogen, obtained by passing air and steam through incandescent coke: used as an industrial fuel, in certain gas engines, and in the manufacture of ammonia.

Also called air gas.

Origin of producer gas

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby producer gas

prodrome, prodrug, produce, produce race, producer, producer gas, producer goods, product, product differentiation, product liability, product life cycle

Example sentences from the Web for air gas

Every iron blast-furnace is very similar in construction and action to the generator of a producer-gas plant.

The Romance of Modern Mechanism |Archibald Williams
If producer-gas be used, stoppages may be occasioned by a sudden change in the quality, quantity, or temperature of the gas.

Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants |R. E. Mathot
For this reason they limit the employment of producer-gas engines.

Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants |R. E. Mathot
Producer-gas, pro-dū′sėr-gas, n. a mixture of hydrogen and carbon-monoxide diluted with nitrogen.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) |Various

Among these may be cited works in which producer-gas is employed as a furnace fuel or as a soldering or roasting medium.

Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants |R. E. Mathot

British Dictionary definitions for air gas

producer gas

noun

a mixture of carbon monoxide and nitrogen produced by passing air over hot coke, used mainly as a fuel Also called: air gas See also water gas

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producer gas

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British Dictionary definitions for air gas

noun

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producer gas

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Origin of producer gas

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Example sentences from the Web for air gas

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