wood gas
English
Alternative forms
wood-gas
,
woodgas
Noun
wood
gas
(
uncountable
)
A synthetic fuel derived from
pyrolysis
decomposition of wood into burnable gases.
(
by extension
)
Such fuel gas derived from pyrolysis of organic matter.
Coordinate terms
coal gas
gasifier
syngas
town gas
water gas
See also
biogas
biomethane