A substance or chemical compound used in gazogenes or for carbonating liquids.
From 'gazogene' combined with the suffix '-lyte' (from Greek 'lysis,' meaning 'breakdown' or 'loosening'), suggesting a dissolving agent used in carbonation.
This is a wonderfully obscure Victorian chemistry term—it represents how people invented specific names for every little chemical they used before modern standardization!
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