non-ideal gas

noun

A gas which does not follow the ideal gas law; a gas which is not an ideal gas.

Meanings

nounnon-ideal gas (plural non-ideal gases)

plural non-ideal gases · alternative nonideal gas

  1. chemistryA gas which does not follow the ideal gas law; a gas which is not an ideal gas.
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