regasificationn.
/riːˌɡasᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /riˌɡæsəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ The action or process of regasify v.
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regasification1913
1913 Times 1 Dec. 34/7 In the Blau gas, after regasification, there would be in every case from 49 to 78 per cent of the original constituents of the oil gas.
1940 Oil & Gas Jrnl. Oct. 51/1 We began an intensive study of natural-gas liquefaction, its storage and subsequent regasification.
1958 Land Econ. 34 35/2 With by-product credit for refrigeration produced in re-gasification it might someday be competitive with domestically produced gas from pipelines.
1978 Liquefied Natural Gas (Shell Internat. Petroleum Co.) 8 The heat required for re-gasification can be taken from a variety of sources.
2004 P. Roberts End of Oil (2005) vii. 165 The LNG will go to special ‘regasification’ units where it will be slowly warmed and allowed to expand to its natural vaporous state.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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