gaseous

adjective

gas·eous | \ˈga-sē-əs,

ˈga-shəs\

Definition of gaseous

1 : having the form of or being gas also : of or relating to gases

2a : lacking substance or solidity

b : gassy sense 3 trick phrases and gaseous circumlocutions— Edwin Newman

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a substance changing from a liquid to a gaseous state a pompous professor known for his gaseous lectures that often put students to sleep

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Researchers believe that about half of the carbon remains in its pure form while the rest of it binds with hydrogen, creating either greasy aliphatic carbon or gaseous naphthalene, the stuff used in mothballs. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Our Galaxy Is Really Greasy and Smells Like Moth Balls," 28 June 2018 The oily gaseous mixture then deposits on the intake valves via the positive crankcase ventilation, or PCV, system. — Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com, "Drivers can ship your car cross country," 8 July 2018 His team concluded that the unexpected motion of Oumuamua had to be caused by the spewing out of small quantities of gaseous materials from its surface. — David Freeman /, NBC News, "Mysterious 'Oumuamua' space object has finally been identified," 1 July 2018 The gaseous Jupiter reached opposition May 8, and Mars gets to opposition July 27. — Blaine P. Friedlander Jr., Washington Post, "Skywatch: Saturn, Jupiter and Mars heading for opposition in June and July," 2 June 2018 This new tactic, hunting for eddies in the gaseous chaos of protoplanetary disks, could prove to be as significant to exoplanet studies as the methods that came before. — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, "Three Newborn Planets Discovered Around an Infant Star," 13 June 2018 One of the earliest and most primitive enrichment techniques used in this endeavor was gaseous diffusion. — Umair Irfan, Vox, "Uranium enrichment will be a key point in talks with North Korea. Here’s what it is.," 11 June 2018 The broader threat is gaseous vog and ash — vog is the volcanic form of fog. — New York Times, "Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Wants Tourists to Stay Away from Volcano," 5 June 2018 As the night grows darker, the large gaseous planet becomes an exceptionally bright spot. — Blaine Friedlander, Washington Post, "Jupiter reaches opposition early next week. Here’s how to see it.," 4 May 2018

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