English Explanatory Dictionary

gassing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of gas
noun
  1. Poisoning by noxious gas.
  2. The liberation of hydrogen from an overcharged battery due to electrolysis of the electrolyte.
  3. The process of passing cotton goods between two rollers and exposing them to numerous minute jets of gas to burn off the small fibres.
  4. Any similar process of singeing.
  5. boasting; insincere or empty talk

Pronunciation

En-au-gassing.ogg

Word forms

gassing gassings

Derived words

antigassing off-gassing
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