illuminating gas

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• Illuminating gas — was a synthetic mixture of hydrogen and hydrocarbon gases produced by destructive distillation (pyrolysis) of bituminous coal or peat. It was used for gas lighting, as it produces a much brighter light than natural gas or water gas. Although also …   Wikipedia

• Illuminating gas — Illuminating Il*lu mi*na ting, a. Giving or producing light; used for illumination. [1913 Webster] {Illuminating gas}. See {Gas}, n., 2 (a) . [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• illuminating gas — noun : a gas (as coal gas or carbureted water gas) used for lighting * * * illuminating gas, gas burned with air to give a yellow flame used for illumination …   Useful english dictionary

• Gas — (g[a^]s), n.; pl. {Gases} (g[a^]s [e^]z). [Invented by the chemist Van Helmont of Brussels, who died in 1644.] 1. An a[ e]riform fluid; a term used at first by chemists as synonymous with air, but since restricted to fluids supposed to be… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Gas battery — Gas Gas (g[a^]s), n.; pl. {Gases} (g[a^]s [e^]z). [Invented by the chemist Van Helmont of Brussels, who died in 1644.] 1. An a[ e]riform fluid; a term used at first by chemists as synonymous with air, but since restricted to fluids supposed to be …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Gas carbon — Gas Gas (g[a^]s), n.; pl. {Gases} (g[a^]s [e^]z). [Invented by the chemist Van Helmont of Brussels, who died in 1644.] 1. An a[ e]riform fluid; a term used at first by chemists as synonymous with air, but since restricted to fluids supposed to be …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Gas coal — Gas Gas (g[a^]s), n.; pl. {Gases} (g[a^]s [e^]z). [Invented by the chemist Van Helmont of Brussels, who died in 1644.] 1. An a[ e]riform fluid; a term used at first by chemists as synonymous with air, but since restricted to fluids supposed to be …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Gas coke — Gas Gas (g[a^]s), n.; pl. {Gases} (g[a^]s [e^]z). [Invented by the chemist Van Helmont of Brussels, who died in 1644.] 1. An a[ e]riform fluid; a term used at first by chemists as synonymous with air, but since restricted to fluids supposed to be …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Gas engine — Gas Gas (g[a^]s), n.; pl. {Gases} (g[a^]s [e^]z). [Invented by the chemist Van Helmont of Brussels, who died in 1644.] 1. An a[ e]riform fluid; a term used at first by chemists as synonymous with air, but since restricted to fluids supposed to be …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Illuminating — Il*lu mi*na ting, a. Giving or producing light; used for illumination. [1913 Webster] {Illuminating gas}. See {Gas}, n., 2 (a) . [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Gas Works Park — in Seattle, Washington is a 19.1 acre (77,000 m²) public park on the site of the former Seattle Gas Light Company gasification plant, located on the north shore of Lake Union at the south end of the Wallingford neighborhood. Gas Works park… …   Wikipedia