Gas vs. Vapor

Gasnoun

Matter in a state intermediate 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.

Gasnoun

A chemical element or compound in such a state.

Gasnoun

(uncountable) A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture (typically predominantly methane) used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.

Gasnoun

(countable) A hob on a gas cooker.

Gasnoun

(US) Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process.

Gasnoun

(slang) A humorous or entertaining event or person.

Gasnoun

(baseball) A fastball.

Gasnoun

Arterial or venous blood gas.

Gasnoun

Gasoline; a derivative of petroleum used as fuel.

Gasnoun

(US) Gas pedal.

Gasverb

(transitive) To kill with poisonous gas.

Gasverb

(intransitive) To talk, chat.

Gasverb

(intransitive) To emit gas.

Gasverb

(transitive) To impregnate with gas.

Gasverb

(transitive) To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers.

Gasverb

(US) To give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate it.

Gasverb

(US) To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel.

Gasadjective

comical, zany; fun, amusing

Gasnoun

An aëriform fluid; - a term used at first by chemists as synonymous with air, but since restricted to fluids supposed to be permanently elastic, as oxygen, hydrogen, etc., in distinction from vapors, as steam, which become liquid on a reduction of temperature. In present usage, since all of the supposed permanent gases have been liquified by cold and pressure, the term has resumed nearly its original signification, and is applied to any substance in the elastic or aëriform state.

Gasnoun

A complex mixture of gases, of which the most important constituents are marsh gas, olefiant gas, and hydrogen, artificially produced by the destructive distillation of gas coal, or sometimes of peat, wood, oil, resin, etc. It gives a brilliant light when burned, and is the common gas used for illuminating purposes.

Gasnoun

same as gasoline; - a shortened form. Also, the accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle; used in the term " step on the gas".

Gasnoun

the accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle; used in the term " step on the gas".

Gasnoun

Same as natural gas.

Gasnoun

an exceptionally enjoyable event; a good time; as, The concert was a gas.

Gasverb

To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers; as, to gas thread.

Gasverb

To impregnate with gas; as, to gas lime with chlorine in the manufacture of bleaching powder.

Gasverb

to expose to a poisonous or noxious gas

Gasnoun

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

Gasnoun

a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely

Gasnoun

a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

Gasnoun

a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal

Gasnoun

a pedal that controls the throttle valve;

Gasnoun

a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes

Gasverb

attack with gas; subject to gas fumes;

Gasverb

show off

Gasnoun

a substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely to fill the whole of a container, having no fixed shape (unlike a solid) and no fixed volume (unlike a liquid)

Gasnoun

a gaseous substance that cannot be liquefied by the application of pressure alone.

Gasnoun

a flammable gas used as a fuel

Gasnoun

a gaseous anaesthetic such as nitrous oxide, used in dentistry.

Gasnoun

gas or vapour used as a poisonous agent in warfare

Gasnoun

gas generated in the alimentary canal; flatulence.

Gasnoun

an explosive mixture of firedamp with air.

Gasnoun

short for gasoline

Gasnoun

used in reference to power or the accelerator of a car

Gasnoun

an entertaining or amusing person or situation

Gasnoun

enjoyment, amusement, or fun

Gasverb

kill or harm by exposure to gas

Gasverb

(of a storage battery or dry cell) give off gas

Gasverb

talk excessively about trivial matters

Gasverb

fill the tank of (a motor vehicle) with petrol

Gasadjective

very amusing or entertaining

Gas

Gas is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being solid, liquid, and plasma).A pure gas may be made up of individual atoms (e.g. a noble gas like neon), elemental molecules made from one type of atom (e.g.

Vapornoun

Cloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air.

Vapornoun

The gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid.

Vaporverb

(intransitive) To become vapor; to be emitted or circulated as vapor.

Vaporverb

(transitive) To turn into vapor.

Vaporverb

(intransitive) To use insubstantial language; to boast or bluster.

Vapornoun

Any substance in the gaseous, or aëriform, state, the condition of which is ordinarily that of a liquid or solid.

Vapornoun

In a loose and popular sense, any visible diffused substance floating in the atmosphere and impairing its transparency, as smoke, fog, etc.

Vapornoun

Wind; flatulence.

Vapornoun

Something unsubstantial, fleeting, or transitory; unreal fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting.

Vapornoun

An old name for hypochondria, or melancholy; the blues.

Vapornoun

A medicinal agent designed for administration in the form of inhaled vapor.

Vaporverb

To pass off in fumes, or as a moist, floating substance, whether visible or invisible, to steam; to be exhaled; to evaporate.

Vaporverb

To emit vapor or fumes.

Vaporverb

To talk idly; to boast or vaunt; to brag.

Vaporverb

To send off in vapor, or as if in vapor; as, to vapor away a heated fluid.

Vapornoun

a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance

Vapornoun

the process of becoming a vapor

Vapor

In physics, a vapor (American English) or vapour (British English and Canadian English; see spelling differences) is a substance in the gas phase at a temperature lower than its critical temperature, which means that the vapor can be condensed to a liquid by increasing the pressure on it without reducing the temperature. A vapor is different from an aerosol.