Plural of gas
regular plural
The plural of gas is gases or gasses.
Forms of gas
| Singular | gas /ɡæs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | gases /ˈɡæsɪz/ gasses |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Gases and gasses in a sentence
- The atmosphere is made up of a number of different gases.
- I put the getter into the container to get the gases.From the entry get
- After the process, the machine purges the chamber before venting it to remove toxic gases.From the entry purge
- The factory was evacuated after toxic gases escaped from a pipe.From the entry escape
- The volume occupied by the star's exploding gases underwent a trillionfold increase.From the entry trillionfold
Meaning of gas
- noun Matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid, or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly by deposition.
- noun A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles, especially natural gas.
- noun Poison gas.
Questions about the plural of gas
- What is the plural of gas?
- The plural of gas is gases or gasses.
- Which is correct, gases or gasses?
- Both are used. gases is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is gas countable?
- Gas is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gas (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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