emanation of gas

  • 81light — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. airy (see levity); frivolous, jesting, jocular, lightsome; giddy, dizzy, flighty; wanton; nimble, agile; flippant, pert, insouciant; humorous; trivial. See cheerfulness, unimportance, impurity,… …

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  • 82emission — [ɪ mɪʃ(ə)n] noun the action of emitting something, especially heat, light, gas, or radiation. ↘a substance which is emitted. Derivatives emissive adjective emissivity noun Origin ME (in the sense emanation ): from L. emissio(n ), from emiss ,… …

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  • 83effusion — noun 1) an effusion of poisonous gas Syn: outflow, outpouring, rush, current, flood, deluge, emission, discharge, emanation; spurt, surge, jet, stream, torrent, gush, flow 2) …

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  • 84exhalation — n 1. breath, respiration, expiration, exsufflation; evaporation, vaporization, emanation, volatilization, gasification, dissipation. 2. vapor, steam, gas, air; puff, huff, whiff, gasp, blast; sigh, sough, suspiration …

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  • 85blaze — blaze1 [blāz] n. [ME blase < OE blæse, blase, a torch, flame < IE * bhles , shine < base * bhel : see BLACK] 1. a brilliant mass or burst of flame; strongly burning fire 2. any very bright, often hot, light or glare [the blaze of… …

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  • 86au|ra — «R uh», noun, plural au|ras, au|rae «R ee». 1. something supposed to come from a person or thing and surround him or it as an atmosphere: »An aura of holiness enveloped the saint. 2. a subtle emanation or exhalation from any substance, such as… …

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  • 87em|a|na|tion — «EHM uh NAY shuhn», noun. 1. the process of coming forth; spreading out. SYNONYM(S): effluence. 2. anything that comes forth or spreads from a source: »Light and heat are emanations from the sun. 3. Chemistry. a gas given off by a disintegrating …

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