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1 gas
[ɡæs] 1. noun1) (a substance like air: Oxygen is a gas.) lofttegund2) (any gas which is used for heating, cooking etc.) gas3) (a gas which is used by dentists as an anaesthetic.) svæfingagas4) (a poisonous or irritating gas used in war etc: The police used tear gas to control the riot.) táragas2. verb(to poison or kill (a person or animal) with gas: He was gassed during World War I.) beita gasi á- gaseous- gassy
- gassiness
- gas chamber
- gas mask
- gas meter
- gasoline
- gasolene
- gas station
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2 pilot-light
noun (a small gas light eg on a gas cooker, which burns continuously and is used to light the main gas jets when they are turned on.) sílogi -
3 blowout
1) (the bursting of a car tyre: That's the second blowout I've had with this car.) sprunginn hjólbarði2) ((on eg an oil rig) a violent escape of gas etc.) snöggt loft- eða vökvaútstreymi -
4 bunsen (burner)
noun (a gas burner which produces a smokeless flame of great heating power: Several of the bunsens in the chemistry laboratory are out of order.) gasbrennari -
5 by-product
noun (something obtained or formed during the making of something else: Coal tar is a by-product of the process of obtaining gas from coal.) aukaframleiðsla -
6 density
1) (the number of items, people etc found in a given area compared with other areas especially if large: the density of the population.) þéttleiki2) (the quantity of matter in each unit of volume: the density of a gas.) eðlismassi -
7 gasworks
noun singular (a place where gas is made: The gasworks is rather an ugly building.) gasveita -
8 generator
noun (a machine which produces electricity, gas etc: The hospital has an emergency generator.) rafall -
9 geyser
1) (an underground spring that produces and sends out hot water and steam: There are geysers in Iceland and New Zealand.) goshver2) (a small gas or electric water heater in a bathroom, kitchen etc.) vatnshitunardunkur -
10 hydrogen
(an element, the lightest gas, which burns and which, when combined with oxygen, produces water.) vetni -
11 nitrogen
(an element, a type of gas making up nearly four-fifths of the air we breathe.) nítur, köfnunarefni- nitrate -
12 pipeline
noun (a long line of pipes used for conveying oil, gas, water etc: an oil pipeline across the desert.) rörlögn -
13 piping
1) (the act of playing a musical pipe or pipes.) flautuleikur2) ((the act or process of conveying water, gas etc by means of) a length of pipe or number of pipes: lead piping; Piping the oil ashore will not be easy.) rörlögn; dæling (eftir rörlögnum) -
14 plumber
(a person who fits and mends domestic water, gas and sewage pipes: Send for a plumber - we have a leaking pipe.) pípulagningamaður- plumbing -
15 soda-water
noun (water through which the gas carbon dioxide has been passed, making it fizzy.) sódavatn; vatn með gosi í -
16 turbine
(a type of motor, operated by the action of water, steam, gas etc: a steam turbine.) túrbína, hverfill -
17 leak
[li:k] 1. noun1) (a crack or hole through which liquid or gas escapes: Water was escaping through a leak in the pipe.) gat, leki2) (the passing of gas, water etc through a crack or hole: a gas-leak.) leki3) (a giving away of secret information: a leak of Government plans.) (frétta)leki2. verb1) (to have a leak: This bucket leaks; The boiler leaked hot water all over the floor.) leka2) (to (cause something) to pass through a leak: Gas was leaking from the cracked pipe; He was accused of leaking secrets to the enemy.) (láta) leka (út)•- leakage- leaky -
18 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) sleppa, brjóstast út, flÿja2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) komast hjá3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) gleymast4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) leka2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) flótti; gasleki- escapism- escapist -
19 pipe
1. noun1) (a tube, usually made of metal, earthenware etc, through which water, gas etc can flow: a water pipe; a drainpipe.) pípa, rör2) (a small tube with a bowl at one end, in which tobacco is smoked: He smokes a pipe; ( also adjective) pipe tobacco.) pípa3) (a musical instrument consisting of a hollow wooden, metal etc tube through which the player blows or causes air to be blown in order to make a sound: He played a tune on a bamboo pipe; an organ pipe.) hljóðpípa2. verb1) (to convey gas, water etc by a pipe: Water is piped to the town from the reservoir.) leiða (vatn, gas) eftir röri2) (to play (music) on a pipe or pipes: He piped a tune.) leika á hljóðpípu3) (to speak in a high voice, make a high-pitched sound: `Hallo,' the little girl piped.) segja hvellum rómi•- piper- pipes
- piping 3. adjective((of a sound) high-pitched: a piping voice.) skær, skerandi- pipeline
- piping hot -
20 ammonia
[ə'mouniə]1) (a strong-smelling gas made of hydrogen and nitrogen.) ammoníak2) (a solution of this gas in water, used for cleaning etc.) salmíaksspíritus
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