Complete Definition of "town gas"

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town gas

  1. 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 + H<sub>2</sub>O => CO + H<sub>2</sub>

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French: gaz de ville m

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