NATURAL GAS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes

Synonyms:

gas; natural gas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("natural gas" is a kind of...):

fossil fuel (fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content)

Meronyms (substance of "natural gas"):

methane (a colorless odorless gas used as a fuel)

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