gaseous
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gaseous
- /ˈɡæsiəs/ US
- /ˈɡæʃəs/ US
- /ˈɡeisiəs/ UK
Rhymes with -æsiəs, -eɪʃəs
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Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-der.
Ancient Greek χαῦνος (khaûnos)
Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)der.
Dutch gasbor.
English gas
English -eous
English gaseous
From gas + -eous.
adjective more gaseous · most gaseous
- Relating to, or existing as gas (matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma). gaseous state
- Of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy.
- Lacking substance or solidity; tenuous. Her gaseous explanations left everyone confused.
Similar: aeriform, aereous, aerial, airy, ethereal, gaseous, pneumatic, vaporlike, vaporous, wafty
