Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An instrument for indicating the presence and quantity of the gases resulting from the destructive distillation of coal.

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  • ELEVEN Contents - Prev/Next Miguel Antonio Rodriguez y Lopez (microbiologist; small, tawny, with intensely black hair, which he wore rather long, and with a reputation, which he did nothing to discourage, of being a Latin in the grand style as far as the ladies were concerned) cultured the dust from Vemadsky's gas-analyzer trap with a combination of precision and respectful delicacy.

    The Martian Way Asimov, Isaac, 1920- 1955

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