GASEOUS

gaseous

(adjective) existing as or having characteristics of a gas; “steam is water is the gaseous state”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

gaseous (comparative more gaseous, superlative most gaseous)

Relating to, or existing as, gas.

Of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy.

Tenuous or indefinite.

Source: Wiktionary


Gas"e*ous ( or ; 277), a. Etym: [From Gas. Cf. F. gazeux.]

1. In the form, or of the nature, of gas, or of an aëriform fluid.

2. Lacking substance or solidity; tenuous. "Unconnected, gaseous information." Sir J. Stephen.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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