degasification

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UK/diːˌɡæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

noun

The removal of gas from something, especially from a liquid.

OriginEnglish gasification ← Dutch gas ← Ancient Greek χάος (kháos) →
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Meanings

noundegasification (countable and uncountable, plural degasifications)

plural degasifications

  1. countableuncountableThe removal of gas from something, especially from a liquid.
  2. countableuncountableThe conversion to liquid from a gas.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰeh₂-
  8. Ancient Greekχαῦνος (khaûnos)
  9. Ancient Greekχάος (kháos)
  10. Dutchgas
  11. Englishgas
  12. Englishgasification
  13. Englishdegasification

From de- + gasification.

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Translations

Polish degazyfikacja
  • degazyfikacjaremoval of gas
Russian дегаза́ция
  • дегаза́ция (degazácija)removal of gas
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APA

degasification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degasification

MLA

“degasification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degasification. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “degasification,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degasification.

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