noun
1. the process of interacting with gas (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms: ↑chemical process, ↑chemical change, ↑chemical action
2. the deliberate act of poisoning some person or animal with gas (Freq. 1)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑gas
• Hypernyms: ↑poisoning
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noun (-s)1. : an act or process of causing something to interact with gas
2.
a. : the deliberate or inadvertent poisoning of persons exposed to noxious gases or fumes
b. : the destruction of pests (as insects) by the use of poisonous gases (as hydrogen cyanide or methyl bromide) : fumigation
3. : the evolution of gas bubbles from the acid in a lead storage battery while charging
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/gas"ing/, n.
1. an affecting, overcoming, or poisoning with gas or fumes.
2. the act of a person or thing that gasses.
3. a process by which something is gassed, as in fumigation.
4. the evolution of gases during electrolysis.
[GAS + -ING1]
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gassˈing noun
1. Poisoning by gas
2. Idle or vapid chattering
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Main Entry: ↑gas
Useful english dictionary. 2012.