gasogene

English

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Etymology

From gas +‎ -o- +‎ -gene.

Noun

gasogene (plural gasogenes)

  1. (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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