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out·gas
(out′găs′)v. out·gassed, out·gas·sing, out·gas·ses
v.tr.
1. To cause (something) to emit vapors over time, as by evaporation or a slow chemical reaction.
2. To emit (vapors) over time, as by evaporation or a slow chemical reaction.
v.intr.
1. To emit vapors over time, as by evaporation or a slow chemical reaction.
2. To escape in gaseous form over time, as by evaporation or a slow chemical reaction.
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outgas
(ˌaʊtˈɡæs)vb, -gases, -gasses, -gassing or -gassed
(General Physics) to undergo or cause to undergo the removal of adsorbed or absorbed gas from solids, often by heating in free space
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out•gas
(ˈaʊtˌgæs, ˌaʊtˈgæs)v. -gassed, -gas•sing. v.t.
1. to remove (adsorbed or occluded gases), usu. by heat or reduced pressure.
v.i. 2. to lose gas.
[1920–25]
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Past participle: outgassed
Gerund: outgassing
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