gaseous

[ gas-ee-uhs, gash-uhs ]

/ ˈgæs i əs, ˈgæʃ əs /

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adjective

existing in the state of a gas; not solid or liquid.

pertaining to or having the characteristics of gas.

Informal. lacking firmness or solidity; uncertain; not definite.

gassy (defs. 1, 3).

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Origin of gaseous

First recorded in 1790–1800; gas + -eous

OTHER WORDS FROM gaseous

gas·e·ous·ness, gas·e·i·ty

[ga-see-i-tee], /gæˈsi ɪ ti/, nounnon·gas·e·ous, adjectivenon·gas·e·ous·ness, nounpseu·do·gas·e·ous, adjective

qua·si-gas·e·ous, adjective

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Gascoyne-Cecil, gas-discharge tube, gas dynamics, gaselier, gas engine, gaseous, gaseous diffusion, gas equation, gas exchange, gas field, gas-fired

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How to use gaseous in a sentence

Cane burning also produced an estimated 89% of the county’s carbonyls, a category of gaseous pollutants.
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In the past, astronomers believed Saturn had a rocky core hidden at the center of its mostly gaseous mass.
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The result is a material that, according to its creators, is almost as bad at conducting heat as gaseous air.
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A high-pressure onboard tank stores the hydrogen in gaseous form and dispenses it to the vehicle’s fuel cell.
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Plants have caused a dramatic change in the composition of the atmosphere by releasing gaseous oxygen as a side effect of converting the sun’s light into chemical energy via photosynthesis.
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Was Obama so gaseous in the classroom when he taught constitutional law?
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And let's put that Gaseous Diffusion Plant in...well, on second thought, keep it, Kentucky.
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As it expands into the gaseous state it absorbs heat, and a temperature of -20 C. has thus been produced.
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We may ask, whether this theory cannot be used to explain the connection between osmotic and gaseous pressure.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
The constants for gaseous elements represent the constants of the gases under atmospheric pressure.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
The potentials given for the gaseous elements represent the potentials of the gases under 760 mm.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
The error was, non-observation of an important portion of the actual residue, namely, the gaseous products of combustion.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill

British Dictionary definitions for gaseous

gaseous

/ (ˈɡæsɪəs, -ʃəs, -ʃɪəs, ˈɡeɪ-) /

adjective

of, concerned with, or having the characteristics of a gas

Derived forms of gaseous

gaseousness, noun

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Medical definitions for gaseous

gaseous

[ găs′ē-əs, găsh′əs ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or existing as a gas.

Full of or containing gas; gassy.

gaseous

Origin of gaseous

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