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Word: Gas
Speech Type: Noun
mid 17th century: invented by J. B. van Helmont (1577–1644), Belgian chemist, to denote an occult principle which he believed to exist in all matter; suggested by Greek khaos ‘chaos’, with Dutch g representing Greek kh
ɡas
a substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely to fill the whole of a container, having no fixed shape (unlike a solid) and no fixed volume (unlike a liquid)
Short Definition:substance in state in which it will expand freely
Examples:- hot balls of gas that become stars
- poisonous gases
gasoline
Examples:- we stopped for gas
an entertaining or amusing person or situation
Short Definition:entertaining or amusing person or situation
Examples:- the party would be a gas
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