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gas washer

gas washer noun: a gasworks apparatus within which gas from the condenser is brought in contact with a falling stream of water, to precipitate the tar remaining in it.

Noun

gas washer (plural gas washers)

  1. A gasworks apparatus within which gas from the condenser is brought in contact with a falling stream of water, to precipitate the tar remaining in it.

Forms of gas washer

pluralgas washers

Questions about gas washer

What does gas washer mean?
Gas washer means a gasworks apparatus within which gas from the condenser is brought in contact with a falling stream of water, to precipitate the tar remaining in it.
What part of speech is gas washer?
Gas washer is a noun.
What is the plural of gas washer?
The plural of gas washer is gas washers.

Words near gas washer in the dictionary

  1. gas turbine
  2. gas turbines
  3. gas up
  4. gas van
  5. gas vans
  6. gas washer
  7. gas washers
  8. gas water
  9. gas works
  10. gas-and-dash
  11. gas-and-dashes

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