gas /gas/

1. A substance in a condition in which it has no definite boundaries or fixed volume, but will fill any space
2. Often restricted to such a substance above its critical temperature (qv)
3. A substance or mixture which is in this state in ordinary terrestrial conditions
4. Coal gas, or other gas for lighting or heating, or one used for attack in warfare
5. Gaslight
6. Laughing gas (see under laugh)
7. Firedamp
8. Empty, boastful, frothy, garrulous, or pert talk (informal)
9. Something delightful, impressive, exciting (informal)
10. Short for gasoline (petrol) (N American, Aust and NZ)

1. To supply, attack, light, inflate or treat with gas
2. To poison or asphyxiate with gas
3. To deceive, impose on by empty talk (old US sl)
4. To impress or thrill (US sl)

1. To emit gas
2. To chatter, esp vapidly (informal)

gasahol see gasohol below

gasalierˈ, gaselierˈ or gasolierˈ noun

A hanging frame with branches for gas jets (formed on false analogy after chandelier)

gasēˈity noun

Gaseous state, character or condition

gaseous /gāzˈ, gāsˈ, gasˈ or gazˈi-əs, also gāˈshəs or gashˈəs/ adjective

1. In the form of gas
2. Of, like, or relating to, gas

gasˈeousness noun

gasificāˈtion noun

Conversion into gas

gasˈifier noun

gasˈiform adjective

gasˈify transitive verb

To convert into gas

gasogene see gazogene

gasˈohol or gasˈahol noun

A mixture of 8 or 9 parts petrol and 1 or 2 parts alcohol, used as a fuel

gasˈolene or gasˈoline /-ə-lēn/ noun

1. A low-boiling petroleum distillate
2. The ordinary word for petrol (N American)

gasolier see gasalier above

gasomˈeter noun

A storage tank for gas

gasometˈric or gasometˈrical adjective

Relating to the measurement of gas

gasomˈetry noun

The measurement of amounts of gas

gassˈer noun

1. An oil well that produces natural gas
2. Something exceptional or remarkable, very successful or funny (US sl)

gassˈiness noun

gassˈing noun

1. Poisoning by gas
2. Idle or vapid chattering

gassˈy adjective

1. Full of gas
2. Abounding in or emitting gas
3. Gaseous
4. Verbose
5. Given to vapid or boastful talk (informal)

gasˈbag noun

1. A talkative person (informal)
2. A bag for holding gas, esp in a balloon or airship

gas black noun

Soot produced by burning natural gas

gasˈ-bottle noun

A steel cylinder for holding compressed gas

gasˈ-bracket noun

A gas pipe projecting from the wall of a room for lighting purposes

gasˈ-buoy noun

A floating buoy carrying a supply of gas to light a lamp fixed on it

gasˈ-burner noun

The perforated part of a gas-fitting where the gas issues and is burned

gas cap noun

Gas found in the highest part of oil-containing rock

gas-carˈbon noun

A hard dense carbon deposited in coal-gas retorts

gas centrifuge noun

A centrifuge for separating gases

gas chamber noun

An enclosed place designed for killing by means of gas (also gas oven)

gas chromatography noun

A widely used form of chromatography in which a gas is passed down the column which contains the mixture to be separated and a solvent

gasˈ-coal noun

1. Any coal suitable for making gas
2. Cannel-coal

gasˈ-coke noun

Coke made in gas retorts

gasˈ-condenser noun

An apparatus for freeing coal gas from tar

gas constant noun (physics)

The constant of proportionality in the equation of state for 1 mole of an ideal gas

gas cooker noun

A cooking stove using gas as fuel

gasˈ-cooled adjective

Cooled by a flow of gas

gas-discharge tube noun

Any tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas

gas engine noun

An engine worked by the explosion of gas

gaseous diffusion noun (nuclear eng)

An isotope separation process based on differences in molecular diffusion

gaseous diffusion enrichment noun (physics)

The enrichment of uranium isotopes using gaseous uranium hexafluoride passing through a porous barrier

gas escape noun

A leakage of gas

gasˈfield noun

A region in which natural gas occurs

gasˈ-filled adjective

Filled with gas

gas fire noun

A room-heating apparatus in which gas is burned

gasˈ-fired adjective

Fuelled, or heated, by gas(es)

gasˈ-fitter noun

A person whose job is to fit up the pipes, etc for gas appliances

gasˈ-fittings plural noun

Gas pipes, etc for lighting and heating by gas

gasˈ-furnace noun

A furnace of which the fuel is gas

gas gangrene noun

Gangrene resulting from infection of a wound by certain bacteria which form gases in the flesh

gas giant noun (astronomy)

A large planet with a gaseous atmosphere that makes up most of its mass

gasˈ-globe noun

A glass used to enclose and shade a gaslight

gas gun noun

A gun in which gas is the fuel or propellant

gasˈ-guzzler noun (informal, orig US)

A car that consumes large amounts of petrol

gasˈ-guzzling adjective (informal; esp N American)

Consuming large amounts of petrol

gas heater noun

Any heating apparatus in which gas is used

gas helmet noun

A gas mask in the form of a helmet completely covering the head

gasˈholder noun

1. A storage tank for storing gas
2. A gasometer

gas jar noun

A tall, narrow, cylindrical glass vessel for collecting and holding a gas in chemical experiments

gas jet noun

1. A jet of gas
2. A gas-flame
3. The perforated part of a gas-fitting where the gas issues and is burnt, a burner

gas lamp noun

A lamp that burns gas

gas lift noun

A method of extracting oil from the bottom of an oil well by injecting compressed liquid gas there

gasˈlight noun

1. Light produced by combustion of gas
2. A gas jet, burner or lamp

adjective

Of, concerned with, or for use by, gaslight

gasˈ-lime noun

Lime that has been used in purifying gas

gasˈ-liquor noun

A solution of ammonia and ammonium salts derived from gas-making

gasˈlit adjective

Illuminated by gaslight

gas main noun

A principal gas pipe from the gasworks

gasˈman noun

A man employed in gas-making, in repairing or installing gas-fittings, or in the reading of meters

gas mantle noun

A gauze covering, chemically prepared, enclosing a gas jet, and becoming incandescent when heated

gas mask noun

A respiratory device (covering nose, mouth and eyes) as a protection against poisonous gases

gas meter noun

An instrument for measuring gas consumed

gasˈ-motor noun

A gas engine

gas oil noun

A petroleum distillate, intermediate between kerosene and lubricating oil, used as (esp heating) fuel

gas oven noun

1. The oven of a gas cooker
2. A gas chamber

gas-perˈmeable adjective

(of hard contact lenses) allowing oxygen to penetrate through to the eye

gas pipe noun

A pipe for conveying gas

gasˈ-plant noun

Dittany (see burning bush under burn¹)

gas plasma display same as plasma screen (see under plasm).

gas poker noun

A poker-shaped gas appliance with gas jets, that can be inserted into fuel to kindle a fire

gasˈ-retort noun

A closed heated chamber in which gas is made

gas ring noun

A hollow ring with perforations serving as gas jets

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