English Dictionary

town gas

名詞

不可算名詞

(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.

日本語の意味

製造ガス：コークス（石炭の加工副産物）と水蒸気の反応によって生成される、有毒なガス。かつては家庭用の暖房、調理、照明用の燃料として供給されていた。

After the old pipeline leak, many residents were hospitalized from inhaling town gas before the utility shut off the supply.

古い配管の漏れの後、公共事業者が供給を遮断する前に、多くの住民が合成ガスを吸い込んで入院しました。

意味（1）

(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.