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Definition of Town gas

1. Noun. Coal gas manufactured for domestic and industrial use.

Definition of Town gas

1. Noun. (petrochemistry) 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 ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Town Gas

Literary usage of Town gas

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Energy policies of IEA countries by Iea, International Energy Agency (1999)
"... owned by the municipal authority, continued independent distribution and supply of gas. Subsequently, town gas was replaced by natural gas. ..."

2. The Gas, Petrol, and Oil Engine by Dugald Clerk, George Arthur Burls (1916)
"town gas is quite suitable from the technical point of view for the largest ... The only limitation on the use of town gas for large powers is due to its ..."

3. A Text-book on Gas, Oil, and Air Engines by Bryan Donkin (1900)
"The economy of gas engines for electric installations is also marked, even where town gas is used. It has been found, and attention was first drawn to the ..."

4. The Law and Commercial Usage of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks by Kenneth Rayner Swan (1908)
"town gas and its Uses for the Production of Light, Heat, and Motive Power. ... LIST OF CONTENTS : The Nature and Properties of town gas. ..."

5. Electrical Engineer (1893)
"That station was opened in 1886 with two 60-hp, one 30-hp, and one 8-hp (effective) engines, worked with town gas, and all the dynamos were driven by ..."

6. Energy Policies of Iea Countries: Portugal 2000 Review by Iea, International Energy Agency (2000)
"Before the import of natural gas, a town gas system was developed in Lisbon with approximately 230000 customers and town gas accounted for about 2% of ..."

7. The Electrical Engineer (1893)
"They forget, or they do not know, that consuming ordinary town gas for light purposes is not the same as consuming it for heat purposes. ..."

8. The Manufacture of Paper by Robert Walter Sindall (1908)
"town gas and its Uses for the Production of Light, Heat, ... The History and Manufacture of town gas. The Bye-Products of Coal Gas Manufacture. ..."

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