1. (General Physics) (tr) to remove gas from (a container, vacuum tube, liquid, adsorbent, etc)
2. (Chemistry) (intr) to lose adsorbed or absorbed gas by desorption
deˈgassern
Degas
(ˈdeɪɡɑː; French dəɡɑ)
n
(Biography) Hilaire Germain Edgar (ilɛr ʒɛrmɛ̃ ɛdɡar). 1834–1917, French impressionist painter and sculptor, noted for his brilliant draughtsmanship and ability to convey movement, esp in his studies of horse racing and ballet dancers
remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
It mixes, disperses and degasses materials in seconds to minutes, in a sealed or lid-less container such as a jar, beaker, syringe tube or cartridge using a non-contact mixing principle which makes it possible to formulate compounds from very small amounts such as 0.5ml to large production scales up to a full 1.1kg, while mixing and removing bubbles simultaneously.
He says captains and company owners often bemoan a lack of degassing facilities in ports, but this is not acceptable: "For many years the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has compelled ports to provide the right equipment and using this argument to justify unauthorised degasses simply does not hold water", he stressed, adding that that there are other reasons for this practice, which causes more pollution at sea than oil spillages.The ESPO President spoke of the problem of pricing.