Word: gaseous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: gas
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Definition: Relating to, or existing as gas (matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma).
Morphemes:
Affix: gas
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: 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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χάος
Language: grc
Decoded: khaos
Meaning: chasm, void, empty space
Affix: -eous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives meaning resembling or having characteristics of the related term.