gas
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(verb) attack with gas; subject to gas fumes; "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes" |
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Related Words: assail, attack, teargas |
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(noun) the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container |
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Related Words: state, state of matter |
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(noun) a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely |
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Related Words: Cl, F, H, N, O, afterdamp, air, air gas, ammonia, argonon, arsine, atmosphere, atomic number 1, atomic number 17, atomic number 7, atomic number 8, atomic number 9, blow gas, blowing gas, bottled gas, butane, butene, butylene, chlorine, cyanogen, ethane, ethene, ethylene, exhaust, exhaust fumes, firedamp, fluid, fluorine, formaldehyde, fumes, hydrogen, ideal gas, inert gas, lacrimator, liquefied petroleum gas, methanal, methane, nitric oxide, nitrogen, nitrogen dioxide, noble gas, oxygen, ozone, perfect gas, phosgene, phosphine, plasma, poison gas, producer gas, propane, propene, propylene, sewer gas, sublimate, sulfur dioxide, tear gas, water gas |
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(noun) a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes |
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Synonyms: natural gas |
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Related Words: fossil fuel |
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(noun) a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal |
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Synonyms: flatulence, flatulency |
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Related Words: physiological state |
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(noun) a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines |
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Synonyms: gasolene, gasoline, petrol |
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Related Words: combustible, combustible material, fuel, hydrocarbon, napalm |
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(noun) a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" |
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Synonyms: accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gun, throttle |
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Related Words: foot lever, pedal, treadle |
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(verb) show off |
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Synonyms: blow, bluster, boast, brag, gasconade, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt |
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Related Words: amplify, crow, exaggerate, gloat, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate, puff, triumph |
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