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degasses
de·gas
/
diˈgæs
/
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[
dee-
gas
]
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verb (used with object),
de·gassed,
de·gas·sing.
1.
to free from
gas
.
2.
Electronics.
to complete the evacuation of
gases
in (a vacuum tube).
Origin:
1915–20;
de-
+
gas
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degas
(diːˈɡæs)
—
vb
,
-gases
,
-gasses
,
-gassing
,
-gassed
1.
(
tr
) to remove gas from (a container, vacuum tube, liquid, adsorbent, etc)
2.
(
intr
) to lose adsorbed or absorbed gas by desorption
de'gasser
—
n
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—
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