Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gas water

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English

Syllables: gas wa-ter
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Water through which gas has been passed for purification, and used for the manufacture of sal ammoniac, carbonate of ammonia, and Prussian blue.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"1852-1866, Charles Tomlinson, Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures The tar and ammoniacal liquor or gas water are collected in the tar cistern, in which the tar occupies the lowest position."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

ammoniacal water gas liquor

Questions

What does gas water mean?: Water through which gas has been passed for purification, and used for the manufacture of sal ammoniac, carbonate of ammonia, and Prussian blue.

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