Air Gas (Noun)
Meaning
A gas made of carbon monoxide and hydrogen and nitrogen; made by passing air over hot coke.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The air-gas mixture produced during the coke producing process was highly flammable and required careful handling.
- The chemical composition of the air-gas produced varied depending on the temperature and air flow rate.
- Air-gas is a type of syngas that is commonly used as a fuel in industrial applications.
- The air-gas generator used in the laboratory was a simple setup that produced a mixture of carbon monoxide and nitrogen.
- The town's gas supply was originally made from air-gas produced by passing air over hot coke in large furnaces.