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gaseous

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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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: gas·eous
Pronunciation: 'gas-E-&s, 'gash-&s
Function: adjective
: having the form of or being gas; also : of orrelating to gases
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Medical Dictionary

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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Science Dictionary
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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