GASEOUS STATE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container

Synonyms:

gas; gaseous state

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("gaseous state" is a kind of...):

state; state of matter ((chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container))

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