gaseous

  • 1Gaseous — Gas e*ous (? or ?; 277), a. [From {Gas}. Cf. F. gazeux.] 1. In the form, or of the nature, of gas, or of an a[ e]riform fluid. [1913 Webster] 2. Lacking substance or solidity; tenuous. Unconnected, gaseous information. Sir J. Stephen. [1913… …

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  • 2gaseous — 1799, from GAS (Cf. gas) + OUS (Cf. ous) …

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  • 3gaseous — The dominant pronunciation in standard English is gas i ǝs; gay si ǝs is now only rarely heard …

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  • 4gaseous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or having the characteristics of a gas. DERIVATIVES gaseousness noun …

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  • 5gaseous — [gas′ē əs, gash′əs] adj. 1. of, having the nature of, or in the form of, gas 2. Informal GASSY (sense 1) gaseousness n …

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  • 6gaseous — [[t]gæ̱siəs, ge͟ɪʃəs[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n You use gaseous to describe something which is in the form of a gas, rather than a solid or liquid. Freon exists both in liquid and gaseous states …

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  • 7gaseous — adjective Date: 1799 1. having the form of or being gas; also of or relating to gases 2. a. lacking substance or solidity b. gassy 3 < trick phrases and gaseous circumlocutions Edwin Newman > • gaseousness noun …

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  • 8gaseous — adj. Gaseous is used with these nouns: ↑emission …

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  • 9Gaseous diffusion — is a technology used to produce enriched uranium by forcing gaseous uranium hexafluoride, UF6, through semi permeable membranes. This produces a slight separation between the molecules containing uranium 235 and uranium 238. By use of a large&#8230; …

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  • 10gaseous diffusion enrichment — noun (physics) The enrichment of uranium isotopes using gaseous uranium hexafluoride passing through a porous barrier • • • Main Entry: ↑gas …

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