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Pintsch gas (pinc̸h)

a gas obtained by the destructive distillation of petroleum, formerly used for lighting

Etymology: after R. Pintsch (1840-1919), Ger inventor of the process

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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