Lurgi can refer to: *

Lurgi AG Air Liquide S.A. ( , ; literally "liquid air") is a French multinational company which supplies industrial gases and services to various industries including medical, chemical and electronic manufacturers. Founded in 1902, after Linde it is t ...

(formerly, Metallurgische Gesellschaft), a German chemical and construction company that was bought by Air Liquide * Lurgi–Ruhrgas process for making gas from carbonaceous fuel under high pressure * Lurgi generator - a device used to produce gas from coal (see

Gasification Gasification is a process that converts biomass- or fossil fuel-based carbonaceous materials into gases, including as the largest fractions: nitrogen (N2), carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen (H2), and carbon dioxide (). This is achieved by reacting ...

) * the dreaded lurgi, a fictional disease invented on ''The Goon Show'' ** since used as slang for

illness A disease is a particular abnormal condition that adversely affects the structure or function (biology), function of all or part of an organism and is not immediately due to any external injury. Diseases are often known to be medical condi ...

in British English

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