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Coal gas   /koʊl gæs/   Listen
Coal gas

noun
1.
Gaseous mixture produced by distillation of bituminous coal and used for heating and lighting.





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"Coal gas" Quotes from Famous Books



... and heard his brother Sandy sing and play on the violin, beautifully as usual. James himself sang the Reel of Tullochgorum, with hearty cheer and uplifted voice. When I came home I learned that we had beat the Coal Gas Company, which is a ...
— The Journal of Sir Walter Scott - From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford • Walter Scott
... leather is indispensable. There are thoroughly-bound books existing which are five centuries old—representing about the time when leather began to replace wood and metals for binding. The three great enemies of books are too great heat, too much moisture, and coal gas, which produces a sulphurous acid very destructive to bindings, and should never be used in libraries. From the dangers which destroy calf and Russia ...
— A Book for All Readers • Ainsworth Rand Spofford


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