Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

water gas

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter -gas
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide produced by passing steam over hot coke; used as a domestic fuel, a town gas or illuminating gas.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does water gas mean?: A mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide produced by passing steam over hot coke; used as a domestic fuel, a town gas or illuminating gas.

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