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out-gassing

out-gassing is the alternative form of outgassing.

Meaning of outgassing

Noun

outgassing (countable and uncountable, plural outgassings)

  1. The slow release of gas from a solid or liquid; especially, the release of gases into the atmosphere of a planet, or the release of gases from plastic parts.
    • A major component of new-car smell is outgassing by plastic interior parts.

Questions about out-gassing

What is out-gassing the alternative form of?
Out-gassing is the alternative form of outgassing.

Words near out-gassing in the dictionary

  1. out-flanked
  2. out-flanking
  3. out-flanks
  4. out-friend
  5. out-front
  6. out-gassing
  7. out-general
  8. out-generaled
  9. out-go
  10. out-goes
  11. out-going

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