Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun water_gas

1 sense of water gas

Sense 1
water gas -- (a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide with small amounts of other gases; made by blowing steam over hot coke or coal)
       => fuel -- (a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft")
       => gas -- (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)