Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Solid carbon formed in gas-retorts. See
carbon . Also called in England gas-cinders and gas-coke.
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Examples
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This pencil may be of mercurialised charcoal, but the ordinary gas-carbon, which incrusts the interior of the retorts in gas-works, is usually employed.
Heroes of the Telegraph John Munro 1889
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Professor Hughes at length constructed an adjustable hammer-and-anvil microphone of gas-carbon, fixed to the top of a resonating drum, which articulated fairly well, although not so perfectly as a Bell telephone.
Heroes of the Telegraph John Munro 1889
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In contrast to the usual sources of carbon used today-fossil fuels and natural gas-carbon dioxide is a renewable resource and an environmentally friendly chemical reagent.
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