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degas

degas verb: to remove the gas from.

Verb

degas (third-person singular simple present degases or degasses, present participle degassing, simple past and past participle degassed)

  1. (transitive) To remove the gas from.
    • Near-synonyms: deaerate, deair
    Synonyms:
    degasify, deaerate, deair

Synonyms of degas

Forms of degas

third-person singular presentdegases
third-person singular presentdegasses
present participledegassing
past participledegassed
pastdegassed

Past tense of degas: degassed

Origin of degas

From de- + gas.

Words formed from degas

Questions about degas

What does degas mean?
Degas means to remove the gas from.
What part of speech is degas?
Degas is a verb.
What is the past tense of degas?
The past tense of degas is degassed.

Words near degas in the dictionary

  1. degarnished
  2. degarnishes
  3. degarnishing
  4. degarnishment
  5. Degars
  6. degas
  7. degases
  8. degasification
  9. degasifications
  10. degasified
  11. degasifier

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