gaseous

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So with the long list of hydrocarbons--gaseous, liquid, and solid--called paraffins, that are obtained from petroleum and that are all composed of hydrogen and carbon, but with a different number of atoms of each, like a different number of a's or b's or c's in a word What an enormous number of bodies Nature forms out of oxygen by uniting it chemically with other primary elements!

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or existing as a gas.
  2. adjective Lacking substance or concreteness; tenuous or indefinite.
  3. adjective Full of or containing gas; gassy.

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  • The leading theory now is that an internal seal was consequently pulled out of place, creating a pathway for the gaseous hydrogen leaks.
  • Thomas said engineers believe a slight misalignment between the line and a carrier plate that connects it to the external tank is causing an internal Teflon seal to pull out of place, creating a leak path for the gaseous hydrogen.
  • - Chemical compounds can exist in three basic phases, gaseous, liquid, or solid.
  • Chemical Crystals - Chemical compounds can exist in three basic phases: gaseous, liquid, or solid.
  • This works fine for gas concentrations (e.g., ppmv of carbon dioxide in the ambient air) but, for concentrations of non-gaseous substances such as aerosols, cloud droplets, and particulate matter in the ambient air, the concentrations are commonly expressed as μg / m³ or mg / m³ (e.g., μg or mg of particulates per cubic metre of ambient air). —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
 

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  1. from gas + -e-ous; = Spanish gaseoso. Cf. Italian gasoso = French gazeux.
 

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