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natural gas

Noun CEFR B2

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.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolgas natural
Françaisgaz naturel
DeutschErdgas
31 more languages
Българскиприроден газ
བོད་སྐད།སྣུམ་རླུང
Češtinazemní plyn
Ελληνικάφυσικό αέριο
Esperantotergaso
Eestimaagaas
Magyarföldgáz
Հայերենգազ
Bahasa Indonesiagas alamgas bumi
Italianogas naturale
Latviešudabasgāze
Te Reo Māorikapuni
Bahasa Melayugas asli
Nederlandsaardgas
Portuguêsgás natural
Românăgaz natural
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.
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