gas

gas
gas gas [gæs] noun gases PLURALFORM or gasses [countable, uncountable]
a substance which is not solid or liquid at normal temperatures, and which usually cannot be seen:

• Greenhouse gases are the direct result of pollution.

• Over 40% of Pakistan's energy needs are supplied by gas.

natural gas [uncountable]
gas used for heating and lighting, taken from under the earth or under the sea:

• Tehran planned to sell the Ukraine 75 billion cubic meters of natural gas a year.

• They produced an engine powered by natural gas.

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gas UK US /gæs/ noun (plural gases or gasses)
[C or U] ENVIRONMENT a substance in a form like air that is neither solid nor liquid: »

Oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen are all gases.

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All EU countries are required to cut their emissions of greenhouse gases.

[U] (US also gasoline, UK petrol) NATURAL RESOURCES, TRANSPORT a liquid obtained from petroleum, used especially as fuel for cars and other vehicles: »

It was getting late and we were nearly out of gas.

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The price of gas seems to be getting higher and higher.

See also GREENHOUSE GAS(Cf. ↑greenhouse gas), NATURAL GAS(Cf. ↑natural gas)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • Gas — [ga:s], das; es, e: 1. a) unsichtbarer Stoff in der Form wie Luft: giftiges, brennbares, explosives Gas; einen Ballon mit Gas füllen; zu Gas werden; in der Flüssigkeit sind mehrere Gase aufgelöst. b) brennbares, zum Kochen und Heizen verwendetes… …   Universal-Lexikon

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  • gas — (Palabra inventada por el científico flamenco J. B. van Helmont en el siglo XVII, sobre el lat. chaos). 1. m. Fluido que tiende a expandirse indefinidamente y que se caracteriza por su pequeña densidad, como el aire. 2. Cada uno de los gases… …   Diccionario de la lengua española

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  • Gas CS — Nombre (IUPAC) sistemático …   Wikipedia Español

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  • Gas — (g[a^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gassed} (g[a^]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gassing}.] 1. (Textiles) To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers; as, to gas thread. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. To impregnate with gas; as, to gas lime with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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