off-gassing

noun

off-gas·​sing ˈȯf-ˌga-siŋ How to pronounce off-gassing (audio)
: the emission of especially noxious gases (as from a building material)

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Water vapor would then have flooded the Venusian atmosphere, potentially causing intensive global warming; this warming might have been exacerbated further by volcanoes off-gassing carbon dioxide. Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025

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1965, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of off-gassing was in 1965

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“Off-gassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-gassing. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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