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coal gas

1. A gaseous mixture produced by the destructive distillation of bituminous coal and used as a commercial fuel.

2. The gaseous mixture released by burning coal.

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coal gas

(Elements & Compounds) a mixture of gases produced by the distillation of bituminous coal and used for heating and lighting: consists mainly of hydrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide

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coal′ gas`

1. a gas used for lighting and heating, made by distilling bituminous coal.

2. the gas formed by burning coal.

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Noun

coal gas - gaseous mixture produced by distillation of bituminous coal and used for heating and lighting

town gas - coal gas manufactured for domestic and industrial use

fuel - a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"

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coal gas

n → gas m inv illuminante

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It is of vast dimensions, containing more than 40,000 cubic feet of gas ; but as coal gas was employed in place of the more expensive and inconvenient hydrogen, the supporting power of the machine, when fully inflated, and immediately after inflation, is not more than about 2500 pounds.

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It was a mammoth undertaking, but one which spelt the beginning of the end of town gas, alternatively called coal gas, which had been in use since pre-Victorian days.

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A large number of studies showed that the coal temperature is closely related to coal gas desorption.

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The country had recently converted from coal gas, toxic but not explosive, to North Sea gas, the total opposite.

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KARACHI -- Underground Coal Gasification (UCG), taking unprecedented lead in producing electricity on coal gas energy, is going to launch its first power plant in Thar in April 2015.

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In a statement issued here on Saturday Managing Director of UCG Dr Mohammad Shabir said that the Sindh government allotted Block5 of Thar Coal field to UCG to generate underground coal gas known as Syn gas to produce electricity.

First UCG power plant to start in April

Underground collapses and high rate of coal gas inside the mine hinder the rescue operation, the statement noted.