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a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)
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a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite
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a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
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a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
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a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
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occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels
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colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel
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a toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and nitrogen) after an explosion of firedamp in a mine
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a mixture of gases (mostly methane) that form in coal mines and become explosive when mixed with air
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a poisonous colorless flammable gas used in organic synthesis and to dope transistors and as a poison gas in warfare
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a highly poisonous brown gas (NO2)
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a poisonous red-brown gas (NO)
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the gas leaving a generator during a blow period
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any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers
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a colorless toxic gas with a pungent almond odor; has been used in chemical warfare
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gases ejected from an engine as waste products
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
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gas at a high pressure that can be used as a propellant
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a gas made of carbon monoxide and hydrogen and nitrogen; made by passing air over hot coke
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a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol
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a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation
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hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure
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a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide with small amounts of other gases; made by blowing steam over hot coke or coal
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a hypothetical gas with molecules of negligible size that exert no intermolecular forces
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something that is inhaled
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a colorless odorless gas used as a fuel
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a colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water; a strong oxidizing agent; can be produced by electric discharge in oxygen or by the action of ultraviolet radiation on oxygen in the stratosphere (where it acts as a screen for ultraviolet radiation)
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a colorless poisonous gas that smells like new-mown hay; used in chemical warfare
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a colorless gas with a strong fishy smell; used as a pesticide
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a gas that is poisonous to breath or contact; used in chemical warfare
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a poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth
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foul-smelling gas that forms in sewers
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the product of vaporization of a solid
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a colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes; used in many manufacturing processes and present in industrial emissions; causes acid rain
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a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds
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any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
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expel gas from the stomach
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expel intestinal gases through the anus
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expel (gases or odors)
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a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
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remove gas from
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the act of charging a liquid with a gas making it effervescent
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dry by bringing into the form of a spray, through contact with a hot gas
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the deliberate act of poisoning some person or animal with gas
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fill with gas or air
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cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid
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increase the pressure on a gas or liquid
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furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape
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determination of the volume of gases (or changes in their volume) during combination
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the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it
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the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
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a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
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(of gases) capable of expansion
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roentgenography of the brain after spinal fluid has been replaced by a gas (usually oxygen); produces an encephalogram
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attack with gas; subject to gas fumes
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relieving gas in the alimentary tract (colic or flatulence or griping)
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abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
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suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal
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generating excessive gas in the alimentary canal
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tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
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battle in World War I (1915); Germans wanted to try chlorine (a toxic yellow gas) as a weapon and succeeded in taking considerable territory from the Allied salient
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a species of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that produce gas and acid from sugars and are sometimes involved in the souring of milk
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permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases
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collapse by releasing contained air or gas
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supplied with a vent or vents for intake of air or discharge of gases
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a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)
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any agent that reduces intestinal gas
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large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
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a bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gases
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of or relating to or using air (or a similar gas)
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a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
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a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat
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an ionization chamber lined with boron or filled with boron trifluoride gas for counting low velocity neutrons
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any of various devices in which air or some other gas is bubbled through a liquid
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a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air
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medication that prevents the formation of gas in the alimentary tract or eases its passing
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a mechanical device that compresses gasses
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the original gas-discharge cathode-ray tube
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a colorless flammable gas sometimes used as an inhalation anesthetic
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densimeter consisting of a thin glass globe that is weighed in a gas to determine its density
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a lamp that generates light by a discharge between two electrodes in a gas
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equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
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an X ray of the brain made by replacing spinal fluid with a gas (usually oxygen) to improve contrast
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the bag containing the gas in a balloon
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a colorless flammable gas used as a local surface anesthetic
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measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube for measuring volume changes in chemical reactions between gases
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system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged
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a manifold that receives exhaust gases from the cylinders and conducts them to the exhaust pipe
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a pipe through which burned gases travel from the exhaust manifold to the muffler
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a valve through which burned gases from a cylinder escape into the exhaust manifold
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a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
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trade names of a narcotic analgesic that can be inhaled and that acts on the central nervous system and may become addictive; used as a veterinary anesthetic and with other drugs before, during, and after surgery; also used as a nonlethal gas to incapacitate people in hostage situations; also abused as a recreational drug
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a device that generates a gas for the purpose of disinfecting or eradicating pests
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(military) bomb consisting of an explosive projectile filled with a toxic gas that is released when the bomb explodes
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burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame
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a nuclear reactor using gas as a coolant
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a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas
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a device to convey illuminating gas from the pipe to the gas burner
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a gun that fires gas shells
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a lamp that burns illuminating gas
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a maser in which microwave radiation interacts with gas molecules
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a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases
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a meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe
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thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the pressure of a gas kept at constant volume
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an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas
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a gas-discharge tube consisting of a cold cathode and a diode in a tube filled with gas; the color of the glow depends on the particular gas
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a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
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a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled
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a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
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a vacuum pump that removes gas by ionizing the atoms or molecules and adsorbing them on a metal surface
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a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion
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a laboratory apparatus for producing a gas (usually hydrogen sulfide) by the action of a liquid on a solid without heating
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a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
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a pressure gauge for comparing pressures of a gas
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a lamp consisting of a small gas-discharge tube containing neon at low pressure; luminescence is produced by the action of currents at high frequencies that are wrapped a few turns around the tube
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a furnace for making steel in which the steel is placed on a shallow hearth and flames of burning gas and hot air play over it
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a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
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a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
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removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation
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a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
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a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend
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an oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane)
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a purifier that removes impurities from a gas
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a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
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electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark
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a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids
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a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk
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conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
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a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor)
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a hole for the escape of gas or air
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a meter to measure the volume of gases, liquids, or solids (either directly or by displacement)
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having the consistency of a gas
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the density of a gas relative to the density of hydrogen
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the tendency of a gas to expand or escape
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a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)
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the principle that equal volumes of all gases (given the same temperature and pressure) contain equal numbers of molecules
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(chemistry and physics) law stating that the pressure exerted by a mixture of gases equals the sum of the partial pressures of the gases in the mixture; the pressure of a gas in a mixture equals the pressure it would exert if it occupied the same volume alone at the same temperature
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(physics) a law expressing the distribution of energy among the molecules of a gas in thermal equilibrium
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(chemistry) law formulated by the English chemist William Henry; the amount of a gas that will be absorbed by water increases as the gas pressure increases
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(physics) a theory that gases consist of small particles in random motion
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the branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases
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the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases (especially air) and their effects on bodies in the flow
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the branch of economic geology that deals with the occurrence and exploitation of oil and gas fields
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a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity
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(physics) a combining of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions; important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy particles
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the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
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a volcanic eruption in which a stream of gas and ash is violently ejected to a height of several miles
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the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
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water naturally or artificially impregnated with mineral salts or gasses; often effervescent; often used therapeutically
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a public utility that provides gas
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the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
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a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
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a cluster of stars within an intricate cloud of gas and dust
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a rarefied flow of gas and charged particles (plasma) that stream from the sun and form the solar wind
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interplanetary space including forms of energy and gas and dust
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an immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space
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(astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail
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a nebula that was once thought to be a star with its planets but is now thought to be a very hot star surrounded by an expanding envelope of ionized gases that emit a fluorescent glow because of intense radiation from the star
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(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
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a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
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09489146-n:
an imaginary creature that controls a small hole in a partition that divides a chamber filled with gas into two parts and allows fast molecules to move in one direction and slow molecules to move in the other direction through the hole; this would result in one part of the container becoming warmer and the other cooler, thus decreasing entropy and violating the second law of thermodynamics
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10830046-n:
Italian physicist noted for his work on gases; proposed what has come to be called Avogadro's law (1776-1856)
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French chemist and physicist who first isolated boron and who formulated the law describing the behavior of gases under constant pressure (1778-1850)
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11040596-n:
English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures (1775-1836)
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11246542-n:
English chemist who isolated many gases and discovered oxygen (independently of Scheele) (1733-1804)
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11255211-n:
English physicist who studied the density of gases and discovered argon; made important contributions to acoustic theory (1842-1919)
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11340146-n:
English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940)
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11354743-n:
British physicist (born in Ireland) remembered for his experiments on the transparency of gases and the absorption of radiant heat by gases and the transmission of sound through the atmosphere; he was the first person to explain why the daylight sky is blue (1820-1893)
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11422597-n:
a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas
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11433140-n:
the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid
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11439690-n:
any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
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11441416-n:
clouds of particles or gases occurring throughout interstellar space
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11461268-n:
warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere; caused by atmospheric gases that allow sunshine to pass through but absorb heat that is radiated back from the warmed surface of the earth
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11463265-n:
light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas
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11471359-n:
heat liberated by a unit mass of gas at its boiling point as it condenses into a liquid
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11472131-n:
heat absorbed by a unit mass of a material at its boiling point in order to convert the material into a gas at the same temperature
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the pressure exerted by a gas
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11498850-n:
propulsion that results from the ejection at high velocity of a mass of gas to which the vehicle reacts with an equal and opposite momentum
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11508092-n:
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
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11510411-n:
large eruptions of luminous hydrogen gas that rise thousands of kilometers above the chromosphere
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11511523-n:
electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
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11520989-n:
unstable flow of a liquid or gas
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11521665-n:
flow of a gas or liquid in which the velocity at any point is relatively steady
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11680032-n:
a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass
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one of many raised pores on the stems of woody plants that allow the interchange of gas between the atmosphere and the interior tissue
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13425425-n:
(astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
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13427789-n:
the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid
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13439807-n:
processing that involves blowing a gas
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13440779-n:
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
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13450417-n:
combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat
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13452614-n:
the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion
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13471681-n:
the process of bubbling as gas escapes
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13486270-n:
the process of changing into gas
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13486431-n:
the process of interacting with gas
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13502909-n:
the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas
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13508651-n:
the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid
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13536016-n:
a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition
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13569905-n:
the passage of gases through fine tubes because of differences in pressure or temperature
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13590079-n:
(physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole
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13912115-n:
any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
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14020271-n:
acidosis resulting from reduced gas exchange in the lungs (as in emphysema or pneumonia); excess carbon dioxide combines with water to form carbonic acid which increases the acidity of the blood
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14021622-n:
alkalosis resulting from increased gas exchange in the lungs (as in hyperventilation associated with extreme anxiety or aspirin intoxication or metabolic acidosis)
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14035695-n:
a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
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14043243-n:
severe hypoxia; absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in arterial blood or in the tissues
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14063877-n:
distension of the abdomen that is caused by the accumulation of gas in the intestines or the peritoneal cavity
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14315549-n:
swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
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14479615-n:
(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)
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14481511-n:
(physical chemistry) a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors; a gas becomes a plasma when it is heated until the atoms lose all their electrons, leaving a highly electrified collection of nuclei and free electrons
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14517629-n:
rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water
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14600742-n:
a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
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14613368-n:
a highly poisonous gas or volatile liquid that smells like bitter almonds; becomes a gas at around 90 degree Fahrenheit and is most dangerous when inhaled; the anhydride of hydrocyanic acid; used in manufacturing
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14620654-n:
colorless gas haloform CHF3 (similar to chloroform)
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14634591-n:
a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)
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14637507-n:
a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite
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14639921-n:
a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas)
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14640434-n:
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
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14647235-n:
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
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14648100-n:
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
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14691686-n:
colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel
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14706214-n:
a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid
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14722738-n:
volcanic rock in which rounded cavities formed by expanding gas have subsequently become filled with mineral deposits
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14726642-n:
a toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and nitrogen) after an explosion of firedamp in a mine
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14726998-n:
a mixture of gases (mostly methane) that form in coal mines and become explosive when mixed with air
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14743582-n:
a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3)
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14756200-n:
a poisonous colorless flammable gas used in organic synthesis and to dope transistors and as a poison gas in warfare
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14767087-n:
a highly poisonous brown gas (NO2)
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14767202-n:
a poisonous red-brown gas (NO)
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14781872-n:
the gas leaving a generator during a blow period
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14784111-n:
a pungent colorless gas
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14796969-n:
a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis
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14797641-n:
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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14809843-n:
an explosive gas (ClO2) used chiefly in bleaching paper or starch or soap or flour and in water purification
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14822141-n:
a fluid agent (gas or liquid) that produces cooling; especially one used to cool a system by transferring heat away from one part to another
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14827017-n:
a colorless toxic gas with a pungent almond odor; has been used in chemical warfare
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14837364-n:
gases ejected from an engine as waste products
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14839439-n:
a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant)
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14841267-n:
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
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14842226-n:
gas at a high pressure that can be used as a propellant
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14850826-n:
a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel
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14853210-n:
a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate
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14862481-n:
a gas made of carbon monoxide and hydrogen and nitrogen; made by passing air over hot coke
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14868564-n:
the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter
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14872697-n:
a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture
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14873196-n:
a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol
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14877234-n:
a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation
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14878483-n:
hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure
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14878650-n:
a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide with small amounts of other gases; made by blowing steam over hot coke or coal
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14912710-n:
a colorless gas that yields hydrobromic acid in solution with water
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14912840-n:
a colorless corrosive gas (HCl)
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14913278-n:
a colorless gas that yields hydroiodic acid in aqueous solution
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14916512-n:
a hypothetical gas with molecules of negligible size that exert no intermolecular forces
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14939445-n:
continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas
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14948265-n:
methane gas produced when vegetation decomposes in water
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14951229-n:
a colorless odorless gas used as a fuel
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14951682-n:
a poisonous gas or liquid (CH3Br) used to fumigate rodents, worms, etc.
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14957270-n:
a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote
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14960721-n:
a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system
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14972807-n:
a colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water; a strong oxidizing agent; can be produced by electric discharge in oxygen or by the action of ultraviolet radiation on oxygen in the stratosphere (where it acts as a screen for ultraviolet radiation)
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14981847-n:
a colorless poisonous gas that smells like new-mown hay; used in chemical warfare
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14982129-n:
a colorless gas with a strong fishy smell; used as a pesticide
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14993378-n:
a gas that is poisonous to breath or contact; used in chemical warfare
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14998826-n:
a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis
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15035975-n:
a poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth
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15038426-n:
foul-smelling gas that forms in sewers
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15044523-n:
a mixture of sodium and calcium hydroxides; absorbs liquids and gases
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15064053-n:
a colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes; used in many manufacturing processes and present in industrial emissions; causes acid rain
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15064327-n:
a colorless gas that is soluble in alcohol and ether; a powerful greenhouse gas widely used in the electrical utility industry
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15067877-n:
a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds
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15109745-n:
something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.)
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