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Meaning of gases
The primary meaning of the word "gases" refers to an aeriform fluid or a substance that is neither solid nor liquid.
Etymology of gases
The word "gases" originates from the Greek word "chaos," meaning empty or void, which was later adopted into Latin as "gas," and finally into Middle English as "gas" or "gases."
The term was first used by the Flemish chemist Jan Baptist van Helmont in the 17th century to describe the various substances that could be released from solids or liquids.
Synonyms
vapors
fumes
mists
steams
clouds
exhalations
emissions
effluvia
exhausts
emissions
aerosols
sprays
smokes
vaporous clouds
toxic clouds
noxious fumes
poisonous vapors
volatile substances
aerial fluids
ethereal fluids
aeriform fluids
gaseous states
airy substances
invisible fluids
odorless substances
colorless substances
tasteless substances
odorless gases
colorless gases
tasteless gases
Definitions
- A substance that is in a gaseous state, having neither definite shape nor volume.
- * A substance that can change its shape and expand to fill any container it is placed in.
- * A state of matter characterized by the absence of a fixed shape and volume.
Usage Examples
- The factory released large amounts of gases into the atmosphere, contributing to air pollution.
- * The chemist carefully collected and analyzed the gases emitted by the reaction.
- * The car's exhaust system was designed to minimize the release of harmful gases.
Antonyms
liquids
solids
plasmas
fluids
solutions
suspensions
colloids
crystals
powders
grains
particulates
solids
molten materials
amorphous solids
crystalline solids
rigid bodies
non-fluids
incompressible substances