outgas
[ out-gas, out-gas ]
verb (used with object),out·gassed, out·gas·sing.
to remove (adsorbed or occluded gases), usually by heat or reduced pressure.
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The moon could also be “outgassing,” allowing CO2 trapped deep underground to slowly make it to the surface.
Pockets of frozen CO2 on the moon could fuel future space travel | Leto Sapunar | November 18, 2021 | Popular-Science
British Dictionary definitions for outgas
outgas
/ (ˌaʊtˈɡæs) /
verb-gases, -gasses, -gassing or -gassed
to undergo or cause to undergo the removal of adsorbed or absorbed gas from solids, often by heating in free space
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