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        gas

         
         
        pronunciation:
        gaes
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        part of speech: noun
        inflections: gases, gasses
        definition 1: a form of matter that is neither liquid nor solid. A gas rapidly spreads out when it is warmed and contracts when it is cooled.
         
        definition 2: a fuel in the form of a gas that is burned for heat, light, or cooking.
        definition 3: a short form of "gasoline."
        derivation: gasless (adj.)
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