noun
- Plural of gasogene; devices or apparatus used to carbonate or infuse gas into liquids, especially water, to produce carbonated beverages.
Usage: chiefly historical; also spelled 'gazogenes'
Examples
- Victorian households often kept gasogenes in their kitchens to make sparkling water at home.
- The antique shop displayed several ornate gasogenes from the 19th century.
- Before modern soda fountains, gasogenes were a popular way to carbonate beverages.
- She inherited a collection of brass gasogenes from her grandmother.