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  • 51Gas — This article is about the physical properties of gas as a state of matter. For the uses of gases, and other meanings, see Gas (disambiguation). Ga …

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  • 52gas — gasless, adj. /gas/, n., pl. gases, v., gassed, gassing. n. 1. Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid. 2. any such fluid or mixture of fluids. 3. any… …

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  • 53gas — am·phi·gas·tri·um; am·phi·gas·tru·la; ar·chi·gas·ter; ar·gas; ar·gas·i·dae; as·pi·do·gas·trea; av·gas; chae·to·gas·ter; cha·las·to·gas·tra; clis·to·gas·tra; de·gas; di·strin·gas; dod·gas·ted; en·gas·tri·myth·ic; en·ter·o·gas·trone; ep·i·gas·ter;… …

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  • 54Gas — (Palabra inventada por el químico flamenco Van Helmont.) ► sustantivo masculino 1 FÍSICA Estado de la materia caracterizado por no tener forma ni volumen propios y cuyas moléculas tienden a separarse unas de otras. 2 QUÍMICA Mezcla de… …

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  • 55Gas — Para otros usos de este término, véase Gas (desambiguación). Se denomina gas al estado de agregación de la materia en el que las sustancias no tienen forma ni volumen propio, adoptando el de los recipientes que las contienen. Las moléculas que… …

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  • 56gas — n. & v. n. (pl. gases) 1 any airlike substance which moves freely to fill any space available, irrespective of its quantity. 2 a such a substance (esp. found naturally or extracted from coal) used as a domestic or industrial fuel (also attrib. :… …

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  • 57gas — gas1 W2S1 [gæs] n plural gases or gasses [Sense: 1 3, 6 9; Date: 1600 1700; : Modern Latin; Origin: Greek khaos empty space ; CHAOS] [Sense: 4 5; Date: 1900 2000; Origin: gasoline] …

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  • 58gas — [[t]gæ̱s[/t]] ♦♦ gases, gasses, gassing, gassed (The form gases is the plural of the noun. The form gasses is the third person singular of the verb.) 1) N UNCOUNT Gas is a substance like air that is neither liquid nor solid and burns easily. It… …

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  • 59gas — I UK [ɡæs] / US noun Word forms gas : singular gas plural gasses *** Differences between British and American English: gas: In the UK, gas usually refers to a clear substance like air that is burned to cook food or to heat your house: a gas… …

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  • 60gas — gas1 [ gæs ] noun *** 1. ) uncount AMERICAN liquid fuel that is used for producing power in the engines of cars. British petrol: GASOLINE: get gas: We need to get some gas before we leave town. 2. ) count or uncount a substance such as air that… …

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