gastight

[ gas-tahyt ]

adjective
  1. not penetrable by a gas.

  2. not admitting a given gas under a given pressure.

Origin of gastight

1
First recorded in 1825–35; gas + tight

Other words from gastight

  • gastightness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for gastight

gastight

/ (ˈɡæsˌtaɪt) /


adjective
  1. not allowing gas to enter or escape

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