natural gas
Definitions
A mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits; mostly methane with smaller amounts of ethane, propane and butane; principally used as a fuel.
Equivalents
31 more languages
العربيةغَاز طَبِيعِيّ
Българскиприроден газ
བོད་སྐད།སྣུམ་རླུང
Catalàgas natural
Češtinazemní plyn
Cymraegnwy naturiol
Ελληνικάφυσικό αέριο
Esperantotergaso
Eestimaagaas
فارسیگاز طبیعی
Magyarföldgáz
Հայերենգազ
Italianogas naturale
Latviešudabasgāze
Te Reo Māorikapuni
Bahasa Melayugas asli
Nederlandsaardgas
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਗੈਸ
Portuguêsgás natural
Românăgaz natural
Русскийприро́дный га́з
Kiswahiligesi asilia
Türkçedoğal gaz
Українськаприро́дний га́з
Examples
“For a good many years, beginning in London, Brighton & South Coast days, the station at Heathfield, between Tunbridge Wells and Eastbourne, was lighted by natural gas. The use⟳ of this illuminant was discontinued about 1934.”
“Natural gas is an odorless, colorless gas from inside the Earth. When burned, it provides abundant heat to homes and businesses around the United States and the world.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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