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

gas shell noun

An artillery shell that gives off a poisonous gas or vapour on bursting

gas stove noun

An apparatus in which coal gas is used for heating or cooking, a gas cooker

gas tank noun

1. A reservoir for coal gas
2. The petrol tank of a motor vehicle (N American, Aust and NZ)

gas tap noun

gasˈ-tar noun

Coal tar

gasˈ-tight adjective

Impervious to gas

gas trap noun

A trap in a drain to prevent escape of foul gas

gas turbine noun

A machine consisting of a combustion chamber, to which air is supplied by a compressor stage and in which the air is heated at constant pressure, and a turbine driven by the hot expanding gases

gasˈ-water noun

1. Water through which coal gas has been passed in scrubbing
2. Gas- or ammoniacal liquor

gas well noun

A boring from which natural gas issues

gasˈworks noun

A factory where gas is made

gas and gaiters

Nonsense

ideal gas see under ideal

natural gas see natural

step on the gas

1. (ie gasoline) (informal) to press the accelerator pedal of a motor car
2. To speed up, hurry