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Blau gas

Blau gas noun: an artificial illuminating gas similar to propane, manufactured by decomposing mineral oils in retorts by heat and compressing the resulting naphtha into liquid.

Noun

Blau gas (uncountable)

  1. An artificial illuminating gas similar to propane, manufactured by decomposing mineral oils in retorts by heat and compressing the resulting naphtha into liquid.

Forms of Blau gas

alternative formBlaugas

Origin of Blau gas

German Blaugas. Named after its inventor, Hermann Blau.

Questions about Blau gas

What does Blau gas mean?
Blau gas means an artificial illuminating gas similar to propane, manufactured by decomposing mineral oils in retorts by heat and compressing the resulting naphtha into liquid.
What part of speech is Blau gas?
Blau gas is a noun.

Words near Blau gas in the dictionary

  1. blattoids
  2. blatts
  3. Blatz
  4. Blatzes
  5. Blau
  6. Blau gas
  7. Blau syndrome
  8. blaubok
  9. blauboks
  10. Blaugas
  11. Blaus

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