gas
Betekenis (English)
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- Matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid, or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly by deposition.
- Matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid, or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly by deposition.
- Matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid, or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly by deposition.
- A chemical element or compound in such a state.
- A hob on a gas cooker.
- Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process; flatus.
- The supply of natural gas, as a utility.
- (slang) A humorous or entertaining event, person, or thing.
- (slang) Frothy or boastful talk; chatter.
- A fastball.
- (colloquial) Arterial or venous blood gas.
Concepten
Synonyms
shoot a line
accelerator pedal
gaseous state
pride oneself
emit smoke
apple tart
rendered fat
poisonous gas
golden apple snail
vital energy
gas-light
gaseous fluid
a vacuum
gasoline oil
coal oven gas
lighter fuel
gasear
fumigar
fall short of
gas oil
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ɡæs/
Etymologie (English)
Borrowed from Dutch gas, coined by chemist Jan Baptist van Helmont in Ortus Medicinae. Derived from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “chasm, void, empty space”); perhaps also inspired by geest (“breath, vapour, spirit”). Doublet of chaos. First attested in 1648.
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