gasogene
English
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Noun
gasogene (plural gasogenes)
- (historical) A type of Victorian seltzer bottle, consisting of two mesh-encased glass globes arranged so that a reaction between tartaric acid and sodium bicarbonate produced carbon dioxide gas which carbonated the enclosed beverage and expelled it through a siphon valve.
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