gasification

noun

gas·​i·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌga-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce gasification (audio)
: conversion into gas
especially : conversion of coal into natural gas

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Residential heating difficulties stemming from dependence on coal forced China to backtrack on gasification efforts except in some particularly polluted urban locales. Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 The company also offers a biomass gasification system that can use rice husks as a feedstock to generate electricity, as well as backup diesel generators. Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025 The National Energy Technology Laboratory has a good explanatory video of pre-combustion gasification technology. Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 Carbon capture touted as climate solution The company, which recently converted its gasification plant into the fertilizer facility, said capturing and storing carbon underground will reduce the carbon impact of making ammonia fertilizer. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gasification 

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of gasification was in 1812

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“Gasification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gasification. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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