Meanings
noungasification (countable and uncountable, plural gasifications)
plural gasifications
- countableuncountableThe action of gasifying.
- countableuncountablechemistryThe process of transforming carbon-based materials into a mix of carbon monoxide and hydrogen that can serve as fuel.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰeh₂-
- Ancient Greekχαῦνος (khaûnos)
- Ancient Greekχάος (kháos)
- Dutchgas
- Englishgas
- Englishgasification
From gas + -ification.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian газификация
- газификация (gazifikacija)action of gasifying
Catalan gasificació
- gasificacióaction of gasifying
French gazéification
- gazéificationaction of gasifying
German Vergasung
- Vergasungaction of gasifying
Greek αεριοποίηση
- αεριοποίηση (aeriopoíisi)action of gasifying
Italian gassificazione
- gassificazioneaction of gasifying
Polish zgazowanie
- zgazowanieaction of gasifying
Portuguese gaseificação, gasificação
- gaseificaçãoaction of gasifying
- gasificaçãoaction of gasifying
Russian газификация
- газификация (gazifikacija)action of gasifying
Tagalog sabuhag
- sabuhagaction of gasifying
Cite this entry
APA
gasification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gasification
MLA
“gasification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gasification. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gasification,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gasification.
Source: gasification on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.