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gasogene

gasogene noun: a type of Victorian seltzer bottle, consisting of two mesh-encased glass globes arranged so that a reaction between tartaric acid and sodium bicarbonate produced carbon dioxide gas which carbonated the enclosed beverage and expelled it through a siphon valve.

Noun

gasogene (plural gasogenes)

  1. (historical) A type of Victorian seltzer bottle, consisting of two mesh-encased glass globes arranged so that a reaction between tartaric acid and sodium bicarbonate produced carbon dioxide gas which carbonated the enclosed beverage and expelled it through a siphon valve.
    Synonyms:
    seltzogene

Synonyms of gasogene

Forms of gasogene

pluralgasogenes
alternative formgazogene

Origin of gasogene

From gas + -o- + -gene. See also gaso-.

Questions about gasogene

What does gasogene mean?
Gasogene means a type of Victorian seltzer bottle, consisting of two mesh-encased glass globes arranged so that a reaction between tartaric acid and sodium bicarbonate produced carbon dioxide gas which carbonated the enclosed beverage and expelled it through a siphon valve.
What part of speech is gasogene?
Gasogene is a noun.
What is the plural of gasogene?
The plural of gasogene is gasogenes.

Words near gasogene in the dictionary

  1. Gasmoulos
  2. gaso
  3. gasoduct
  4. gasoducts
  5. gasogen
  6. gasogene
  7. gasogenes
  8. gasogenous
  9. gasogens
  10. gasohol
  11. gasohols

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