Definitions for gaseous

gaseous gas·e·ous

Spelling: [gas-ee-uh s, gash-uh s]
IPA: /ˈgæs i əs, ˈgæʃ əs/

Gaseous is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 113 anagrams from letters in gaseous (aegossu).

Definitions for gaseous

adjective

  1. existing in the state of a gas; not solid or liquid.
  2. pertaining to or having the characteristics of gas.
  3. Informal. lacking firmness or solidity; uncertain; not definite.
  4. gassy (defs 1, 3).

Origin of gaseous

First recorded in 1790-1800; gas + -eous

Examples for gaseous

And let's put that gaseous Diffusion Plant in...well, on second thought, keep it, Kentucky.

The laughter that followed the exposure of this gaseous trick may be imagined.

All fuels must be put into a gaseous state before they will burn.

It will take just double the amount of fuel to convert the water into a gaseous state.

They contain within them stars, clusters, and gaseous nebulæ.

Occupying so much bulk it could not have been solid, nor yet liquid, but it might have been gaseous.

Huggins has found that the spectrum of this nebula is not gaseous.

It seems strange, indeed, that any gaseous mass should move at such a speed!

Was Obama so gaseous in the classroom when he taught constitutional law?

Some of the nebulæ are now known to be gaseous, and some of them at least are in a state of rotation.

Word Value for gaseous
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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