gasification

noun

gas·​i·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌga-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

: conversion into gas

especially : conversion of coal into natural gas

Examples of gasification in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s also the tire-shredding plant and the wood gasification plant. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026

Kammen says a gasification facility would be even more expensive than the coal plant and sees it as even less practical. — IEEE Spectrum, 10 Nov. 2016

FerroSilva’s method uses biomass gasification combined with carbon capture and utilization. — Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

Once a regional leader in gasification – with 70% of households cooking on gas, which is more environmentally friendly and healthier than wood – Colombia is now obliged to import gas. — Mie Hoejris Dahl, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gasification

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration