Calor gas™
noun/ˈkælə ɡæs/
/ˈkælər ɡæs/
(British English) (US English cooking gas)
[uncountable]- a type of gas stored as a liquid under pressure in metal containers and used for heating and cooking in places where there is no gas supplyWord Origin1930s: Calor from Latin calor ‘heat’.
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