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gasogene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gaso-gene
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of Victorian seltzer bottle, consisting of two mesh-encased glass globes arranged so that a reaction between tartaric acid and sodium bicarbonate produced carbon dioxide gas which carbonated the enclosed beverage and expelled it through a siphon valve.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek χαῦνος (khaûnos) Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)der. Dutch gasbor. English gas Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -gene English gasogene From gas + -o- + -gene. See also gaso-.

Inflected Forms

gasogenes (plural) gazogene (alternative)

Synonyms

seltzogene

Questions

What does gasogene mean?
A type of Victorian seltzer bottle, consisting of two mesh-encased glass globes arranged so that a reaction between tartaric acid and sodium bicarbonate produced carbon dioxide gas which carbonated the enclosed beverage and expelled it through a siphon valve.
Where does gasogene come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek χαῦνος (khaûnos) Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)der. Dutch gasbor. English gas Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -gene English gasogene From gas + -o- + -gene. See also gaso-.

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