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Meaning of coal gas | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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The poisonous gas, used domestically for cooking etc and formerly for lighting, prepared by heating coal with steam (gasification); it is a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide; sometimes synonymous with synthesis gas or town gas.

uncountable

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Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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