coal gas |
a gas used for lighting and heating that is produced by the distillation of bituminous coal. [2 definitions] |
gas burner |
the nozzle at the end of a gas fixture; gas jet. |
gas chamber |
a sealed room in which prisoners are executed by means of poisonous gas. |
gas fitter |
a person who installs and repairs gas pipes and fixtures. |
gas jet |
a burner, pipe, or other apertured fitting at the end of a gas fixture. [2 definitions] |
gas main |
a large pipe that conducts gas into smaller pipes. |
gas mantle |
an incombustible meshwork hood for a gas jet or kerosene wick that gives off a brilliant incandescent light when a flame is lit within it. |
gas mask |
a mask worn on the face to protect from dangerous gases or fumes. |
gas plant |
see "dittany." |
gas station |
a place where gas, oil, and other supplies for running a car can be bought; filling station; service station. |
greenhouse gas |
any atmospheric gas that absorbs and emits radiant energy and contributes to the greenhouse effect. |
inert gas |
any of a group of chemical elements, such as helium and neon, that seldom form compounds with other elements and that are gases at room temperature. |
laughing gas |
see "nitrous oxide." |
marsh gas |
a gas, mostly methane, that is produced by the decomposition of organic matter. |
mustard gas |
a liquid chemical-warfare agent that causes severe skin burns, damages the lungs, and can cause blindness and death. |
natural gas |
a mixture of gases found in the earth's crust. Natural gas is burned as cooking and heating fuel. |
nerve gas |
any poisonous gas that attacks the nervous system. |
poison gas |
any of various toxic gases, such as chlorine, esp. when used in warfare. |
tear gas |
any of several chemicals that induce tears, eye irritation, or temporary blindness, used esp. in warfare or by police to quell riots. |
tear-gas |
to hurl tear gas at, usu. in the form of grenades or projectiles. |