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blast furnace gas

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
blast -fur-nace -gas
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gaseous, low calorific value by-product of blast furnaces generated when the iron ore is reduced with coke to metallic iron; commonly used as fuel within the steel works in which the gas is generated. The gas consists chiefly of nonflammable nitrogen and carbon dioxide with about 20% of carbon monoxide (the flammable component).

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Usage

Inflected Forms

blast-furnace gas (alternative)

Questions

What does blast furnace gas mean?
A gaseous, low calorific value by-product of blast furnaces generated when the iron ore is reduced with coke to metallic iron; commonly used as fuel within the steel works in which the gas is generated. The gas consists chiefly of nonflammable nitrogen and carbon dioxide with about 20% of carbon monoxide (the flammable component).

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