Gas
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Etymology 1
From Dutch gas, a word coined by chemist Van Helmont. Perhaps inspired by Dutch & Flemish gheest "breath, vapour, spirit" or from Greek khaos. More at ghost, ghastly
Noun
- 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
- An inflammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture (typically predominantly methane) used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating or electricity generation.
- Gas-fired power stations have largely replaced coal-burning ones.
- Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process.
- My tummy hurts so bad, I have gas.
- A humorous event or person.
- He is such a gas!
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