Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

natural gas

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables: nat-u-ral -gas
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

By opposition to coal gas (19th century).

Usage

Inflected Forms

natural gases (plural)

Phrases

compressed natural gas dry natural gas freedom gas liquid natural gas natural gas liquid petroleum gas

Frequently Paired Words

petroleum gas

Synonyms

NG gas

Questions

What does natural gas mean?: A mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits; mostly methane with smaller amounts of ethane, propane and butane; principally used as a fuel.
Where does natural gas come from?: By opposition to coal gas (19th century).

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