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gasification

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: G AE2 S AH0 F AH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The action of gasifying.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The process of transforming carbon-based materials into a mix of carbon monoxide and hydrogen that can serve as fuel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the process of changing into gas

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • coal gas is produced by the gasification of coal

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: chemical process, chemical change, chemical action

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵheh2-der. Ancient Greek χαῦνος (khaûnos) Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)der. Dutch gasbor. English gas English -ification English gasification From gas + -ification.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: газификация (gazifikacija) — action of gasifying
  • Catalan: gasificació — action of gasifying
  • French: gazéification — action of gasifying
  • Georgian: გაზიფიკაცია (gazipiḳacia) — action of gasifying
  • German: Vergasung — action of gasifying
  • Greek: αεριοποίηση (aeriopoíisi) — action of gasifying
  • Italian: gassificazione — action of gasifying
  • Kazakh: газдандыру (gazdandyru) — action of gasifying
  • Polish: zgazowanie — action of gasifying
  • Portuguese: gaseificação — action of gasifying
  • Portuguese: gasificação — action of gasifying
  • Russian: газификация (gazifikacija) — action of gasifying
  • Tagalog: sabuhag — action of gasifying