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gasproof

gasproof adjective: made of or covered with material that doesn't allow gas in.

Adjective

gasproof (comparative more gasproof, superlative most gasproof)

  1. Made of or covered with material that doesn't allow gas in.
    • Made of oiled silk, a gasproof suit that can be packed into a pouch and carried in a handbag offers protection from gas to a person caught in an air raid.
    • Fabrics needed to be lightweight, gasproof, and strong.

Forms of gasproof

comparativemore gasproof
superlativemost gasproof

Origin of gasproof

From gas + -proof.

Questions about gasproof

What does gasproof mean?
Gasproof means made of or covered with material that doesn't allow gas in.
What part of speech is gasproof?
Gasproof is an adjective.

Words near gasproof in the dictionary

  1. gaspingly
  2. gaspingness
  3. gaspings
  4. gaspipe
  5. gaspipes
  6. gasproof
  7. gasps
  8. gaspt
  9. gaspy
  10. Gaspé
  11. gaspéite

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