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gas mantles

gas mantles is the plural of gas mantle.

Meaning of gas mantle

Noun

gas mantle (plural gas mantles)

  1. The incandescent gauze (mantle) surrounding the flame in a gas lamp, which contains rare earths to enhance the light output.
    Synonyms:
    Welsbach mantle

Questions about gas mantles

What is gas mantles the plural of?
Gas mantles is the plural of gas mantle.

Words near gas mantles in the dictionary

  1. gas line
  2. gas lines
  3. gas main
  4. gas mains
  5. gas mantle
  6. gas mantles
  7. gas mark
  8. gas marks
  9. gas mask
  10. gas masks
  11. gas mechanics

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