A device or substance that produces or generates gas; specifically, a 19th-century apparatus for carbonating water.
From 'gas' + Greek '-gen' suffix (meaning producer or generator), used in Victorian-era chemistry and kitchen equipment for creating carbonated beverages.
Gasogens were the 1800s equivalent of modern SodaStream machines—they let wealthy households carbonate their own water at home, and the device was so popular it spawned related terms like 'gasogene' and 'gasogenous.'
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