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gas⋅e⋅ous

  [gas-ee-uhs, gash-uhs]
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–adjective
1. existing in the state of a gas; not solid or liquid.
2. pertaining to or having the characteristics of gas.
3. Informal. lacking firmness or solidity; uncertain; not definite.
4. gassy (defs. 1, 3).
Origin:
1790–1800; gas + -eous

Related forms:
gas⋅e⋅ous⋅ness, gas⋅e⋅i⋅ty  [ga-see-i-tee] , noun
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gas·e·ous   (gās'ē-əs, gāsh'əs)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or existing as a gas.
  2. Lacking substance or concreteness; tenuous or indefinite.
  3. Full of or containing gas; gassy.
gas'e·ous·ness n.
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Gaseous

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.

2. Lacking substance or solidity; tenuous. "Unconnected, gaseous information." --Sir J. Stephen.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : gaseous
Spanish: gaseoso,
German: gasförmig,
Japanese: 気体の
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gaseous

adj. Deserving of being gassed. Disseminated by Geoff Goodfellow while at SRI; became particularly popular after the Moscone-Milk killings in San Francisco, when it was learned that the defendant Dan White (a politician who had supported Proposition 7) would get the gas chamber under Proposition 7 if convicted of first-degree murder (he was eventually convicted of manslaughter).
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Main Entry: gas·eous
Pronunciation: 'gas-E-&s, 'gash-&s
Function: adjective
: having the form of or being gas; also : of orrelating to gases
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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gaseous gas·e·ous (gās'ē-əs, gāsh'əs)
adj.

  1. Of, relating to, or existing as a gas.
  2. Full of or containing gas; gassy.
gas'e·ous·ness n.

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gas   (gās)  Pronunciation Key 
One of four main states of matter, composed of molecules in constant random motion. Unlike a solid, a gas has no fixed shape and will take on the shape of the space available. Unlike a liquid, the intermolecular forces are very small; it has no fixed volume and will expand to fill the space available.

gaseous adjective (gās'ē-əs, gāsh'əs)
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