gaseous
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- Words With Friends
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- Letters
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/ˈɡæsiəs/
(US)
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/ˈɡæsiəs/ (US) · /ˈɡæʃəs/ (US) · /ˈɡeisiəs/ (UK)
Definition of gaseous
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Relating to, or existing as gas (matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma).
“gaseous state”
“gaseous emissions”
“gaseous substance”
“At room temperature, oxygen remains in a gaseous state.”
“The mixture produced a gaseous vapor when heated.”
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adj
-
Relating to, or existing as gas (matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma).
“gaseous state”
“gaseous emissions”
“gaseous substance”
“At room temperature, oxygen remains in a gaseous state.”
“The mixture produced a gaseous vapor when heated.”
- Of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy.
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Lacking substance or solidity; tenuous.
“Her gaseous explanations left everyone confused.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From gas + -eous.
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