coal gas

English

Noun

coal gas (uncountable)

1. (petrochemistry) The poisonous gas, used domestically for cooking etc and formerly for lighting, prepared by heating coal with steam; it is a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide; synthesis gas or town gas.

Translations

poisonous gas

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Bulgarian: светилен газ (svetilen gaz)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 煤氣／煤气 (mui⁴ hei³), 煤气 (mui⁴ hei³)

  Mandarin: 煤氣／煤气 (méiqì), 煤气 (zh) (méiqì)

• Finnish: hiilikaasu
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• French: please add this translation if you can
• Irish: gás guail m
• Persian: گاز زغال‌سنگ (gâz-e zoğâl-sang)
• Russian: светильный газ m inan (svetilʹnyj gaz)
• Spanish: gas de alumbrado m, gas ciudad m