kogasin

noun

ko·​gas·​in

kōˈgasə̇n,

ˈkōˌg-

plural -s

: a liquid mixture of saturated and unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons made by reaction of carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the Fischer-Tropsch process

Word History

Etymology

German, from ko- (from koks coke, irregular from English coke) + gas (from New Latin) + -in (from benzin benzine, gasoline)

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