producer gas

English

Etymology

This term apparently stems from manufacture in a gas producer.

Noun

producer gas (uncountable)

1. A fuel gas that is manufactured from material such as coal or wood by partial combustion with air, usually modified by injection of water or steam to maintain a constant temperature and obtain a higher heat content gas by enrichment of air gas with hydrogen.

References

• “producer gas”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.