off-gassing

alternative offgassing

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of off-gas

plural off-gassings · alternative offgassing

1. uncountableusuallyEmission of fumes, especially noxious.

   It is 100 percent paint as there is virtually no evaporation and therefore no off-gassing.

   2011, Materiality and Interior Construction, page 253

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   Not only are the formaldehyde off-gassings from treated cotton or treated synthetic fiber inhaled by breathing in close proximity to the sheets and pillowcases, but skin contact with such off-gassings can produce clothing dermatitis.

   2009, Thomas Hirsch, Air and Your Health: Clean Air Is Vital to Your Health, page 46