natural gas
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natural gas
Where it comes from
By opposition to coal gas (19th century).
noun natural gases
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A mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits; mostly methane with smaller amounts of ethane, propane and butane; principally used as a fuel.
For a good many years, beginning in London, Brighton & South Coast days, the station at Heathfield, between Tunbridge Wells and Eastbourne, was lighted by natural gas. The use of this illuminant was discontinued about 1934.
Similar: NG
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noun mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits
| Español | gas natural |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 천연가스 cheonyeon'gaseu |
| 日本語 | 天然ガス tennen gasu, 市ガス shigasu |
| 中文 | 天然氣 /天然气 tiānránqì, 天然煤氣 /天然煤气 tiānrán méiqì |
| हिन्दी | प्राकृतिक गैस prākŕtik gais |
| Kiswahili | gesi asilia |
| Português | gás natural |
| Français | gaz naturel |
| Deutsch | Erdgas |
| Italiano | gas naturale |
| Ελληνικά | φυσικό αέριο fysikó aério |
| Română | gaz natural |
| Русский | приро́дный газ priródnyj gaz |
| Tiếng Việt | khí thiên nhiên, khí ga, khí gas, khí đốt |
| العربية | غَاز طَبِيعِيّ ḡāz ṭabīʕiyy |
| עברית | גז טבעי |
Talk about this word "natural gas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/natural%20gas. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. natural gas. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/natural%20gas "natural gas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/natural%20gas.Cite this
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