GASIFICATION

gasification

(noun) the process of changing into gas; “coal gas is produced by the gasification of coal”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gasification (countable and uncountable, plural gasifications)

The action of gasifying.

(chemistry) The process of transforming carbon-based materials into a mix of carbon monoxide and hydrogen that can serve as fuel.

Source: Wiktionary


Gas`i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [See Gasify.]

Definition: The act or process of converting into gas.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CLEAN

(adjective) free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; “he landed a clean left on his opponent’s cheek”; “a clean throw”; “the neat exactness of the surgeon’s knife”


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