gaseous

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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

Recent Examples on the Web Instead, water could only exist as its gaseous form, water vapor, in the atmosphere. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Oct. 2021 This vaporizes the atoms of its metal form into a gaseous mixture before interlocking as the temperature is lowered, which then forms an open angular structure. — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2021 The planets closer to the star are smaller and rocky, while the ones farther out are large and gaseous. — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2021 One cubic foot of liquid oxygen equals 700 cubic feet of gaseous oxygen. — Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Sep. 2021 In fact, in gaseous form at room temperature, atoms are buzzing around at over 1,000 mph. — Paul Lipman, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021 At the cost of a few hundred million dollars, the European Space Agency’s Comet Interceptor mission might be able to sample the gaseous tail of an object like Borisov in the 2030s, if one approaches the Sun at the right time, speed, and direction. — Amir Siraj, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2021 These tiny particles are one of the main components of wildfire smoke, which is a mix of gaseous pollutants, according to the EPA. — Yoohyun Jung, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Aug. 2021 According to the American Lung Association, sulfur dioxide is a gaseous air pollutant composed of sulfur and oxygen. — Michael Wetzel The Decatur Daily, al, 14 Aug. 2021

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