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Raretown gas
The correct spelling is town gas.
How to pronounce town gas
noun
Say it like: Tow-n g-as
The correct spelling is town gas. A poisonous manufactured gas, supplied to domestic consumers for heating, cooking and (formerly) lighting; it is a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen formed by the reaction…
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noun
- 1.A poisonous manufactured gas, supplied to domestic consumers for heating, cooking and (formerly) lighting; it is a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen formed by the reaction of coke with steam - C + H2O => CO + H2.
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