gasify

[ gas-uh-fahy ]

/ ˈgæs əˌfaɪ /

verb (used with or without object), gas·i·fied, gas·i·fy·ing.

to convert into or become a gas.

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Origin of gasify

First recorded in 1820–30; gas + -ify

OTHER WORDS FROM gasify

gas·i·fi·a·ble, adjectivegas·i·fi·ca·tion, noungas·i·fi·er, noun

Words nearby gasify

gaseous diffusion, gash, gasholder, gashouse, gasiform, gasify, gaskell, gasket, gaskin, gaslight, gaslit

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Example sentences from the Web for gasify

It will take about three hours completely to gasify the 50 grammes of carbide under these conditions.
Acetylene, The Principles Of Its Generation And Use|F. H. Leeds

British Dictionary definitions for gasify

gasify

/ (ˈɡæsɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

to make into or become a gas

to subject (coal, etc) to destructive distillation to produce gas, esp for use as a fuel

Derived forms of gasify

gasifiable, adjectivegasification, noungasifier, noun

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