gasify

gasify
gas ► NOUN (pl. gases or chiefly US gasses) 1) an air-like fluid substance which expands freely to fill any space available, irrespective of its quantity. 2) a flammable substance of this type used as a fuel. 3) a gaseous anaesthetic such as nitrous oxide, used in dentistry. 4) (a gas) informal an entertaining or amusing person or thing. 5) N. Amer. informal gasoline. 6) chiefly N. Amer. flatulence. 7) Mining an explosive mixture of firedamp with air.
► VERB (gases, gassed, gassing) 1) attack with, expose to, or kill with gas. 2) N. Amer. informal fill the tank of (a motor vehicle) with petrol. 3) informal talk idly; chatter.
DERIVATIVES gasification noun gasify verb gasser noun.
ORIGIN invented by the Belgian chemist J. B. van Helmont (1577 1644) to denote an occult principle which he believed to exist in all matter; suggested by Greek khaos 'chaos' .

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  • gasify — [gas′i fī΄] vt., vi. gasified, gasifying to change into gas gasification n …   English World dictionary

  • gasify — verb ( ified; ifying) Date: circa 1828 transitive verb to convert into gas < gasify coal > intransitive verb to become gaseous • gasifier noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • gasify — gasifiable, adj. gasification, n. gasifier, n. /gas euh fuy /, v.t., v.i., gasified, gasifying. to convert into or become a gas. [1820 30; GAS + IFY] * * * …   Universalium

  • gasify — verb To convert into gas, or an aeriform fluid, as by the application of heat, or by chemical processes. See Also: gas …   Wiktionary

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  • gasify — gas|i|fy [ gæsı,faı ] verb intransitive or transitive to change from liquid or solid form to a gas, or to make something do this …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • gasify — gas·i·fy || gæsɪfaɪ v. become gas; change into gas …   English contemporary dictionary

  • gasify — verb (I, T) to change into a gas, or to make something do this gasification noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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