°Matter in a state intermediate between
liquid and
plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a
solid (or held together by gravitational pull); it can
condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a
solid directly.
"A lot of gas had escaped from the cylinder"
°A chemical element or compound in such a state.
"The atmosphere is made up of a number of different gases"
verb
adjective
synonyms:
vapor, vapour, wind, fart
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, gasoline, petrol