(n.) An aeriform fluid; -- a term used at first by chemists as synonymous with air, but since restricted to fluids supposed to be permanently elastic, as oxygen, hydrogen, etc., in distinction from vapors, as steam, which become liquid on a reduction of temperature. In present usage, since all of the supposed permanent gases have been liquified by cold and pressure, the term has resumed nearly its original signification, and is applied to any substance in the elastic or aeriform state.
(n.) A complex mixture of gases, of which the most important constituents are marsh gas, olefiant gas, and hydrogen, artificially produced by the destructive distillation of gas coal, or sometimes of peat, wood, oil, resin, etc. It gives a brilliant light when burned, and is the common gas used for illuminating purposes.
(n.) Laughing gas.
(n.) Any irrespirable aeriform fluid.
Example Sentences:
(1) Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels, volumes, and temperatures of expired gas were measured from the tracheal and esophageal tubes.
(2) Steady-state values of cell, glucose, and cellulase concentration oxygen tension, and outlet gas oxygen partial pressure were recorded.
(3) Blood samples were analysed by mass spectroscopy and gas chromatography.
(4) Optimum rates of acetylene reduction in short-term assays occurred at 20% O2 (0.2 atm (1 atm = 101.325 kPa] in the gas phase.
(5) Glycosyl ceramide concentration was determined by gas-liquid chromatography of the trimethylsilyl ethers of the methyl glycosides.
(6) Early recognition is facilitated by monitoring of arterial blood gas levels for hypoxemia.
(7) "There is … a risk that the political, trade, and gas frictions with Russia could lead to strong deterioration in economic relations between the two countries, with a significant drop in Ukraine's exports to and imports from Russia.
(8) He said Germany was Russia’s most important economic partner, and pointed out that 35% of German gas originated in Russia.
(9) Ether extracts were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and various chlorinated and non-chlorinated compounds were detected, e.g.
(10) Blood gas variables produced from a computed in vivo oxygen dissociation curve, PaeO2, P95 and C(a-x)O2, were introduced in the University Hospital of Wales in 1986.
(11) It is a specific clinical picture with extensive soft tissue gas and swelling of the forearm.
(12) A neodymium YAG (Nd:YAG) laser was evaluated in a dog ulcer model used in the same manner as is recommended for bleeding patients (power 55 W, divergence angle 4 degrees, with CO2 gas-jet assistance).
(13) The flow of a specified concentration of test gas exits from the mixing board, enters a distributing tube, and is then distributed equally to 12 chamber tubes housing one mouse each.
(14) The corresponding hydrides, mono-n-butyltin hydride, di-n-butyltin hydride, tri-n-butyltin hydride, monophenyltin hydride, diphenyltin hydride triphenyltin hydride, are detected by electron-capture gas chromatography after clean-up by silica gel column chromatography.
(15) Airway closure (CV), functional residual capacity (FRC) and the distribution of inspired gas (nitrogen washout delay percentage, NWOD %) and arterial oxygen tension (PaO2) was measured by standard electrodes in eight extremely obese patients before and after weight loss (mean weights 142 and 94 kg, respectively) following intestinal shunt operation.
(16) They were like some great show, the gas squeezing up from the depths of the oil well to be consumed in flame against the intense black horizon, like some great dragon.
(17) The existence of 5alpha-androstane-3alpha,17beta-diol in the androstanediol fraction could be demonstrated by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC-MS).
(18) A pilot study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of gas in the puerperal endometrial cavity and to determine whether this finding has any relationship to the mode of delivery or to the development of puerperal endometritis.
(19) Inner Ear Decompression Sickness (IEDCS)--manifested by tinnitus, vertigo, nausea, vomiting, and hearing loss--is usually associated with deep air or mixed gas dives, and accompanied by other CNS symptoms of decompression sickness (DCS).
(20) Subjects underwent measurement of lung volumes, arterial blood gas analysis and an incremental bicycle exercise test.
Getter
Definition:
(n.) One who gets, gains, obtains, acquires, begets, or procreates.
Example Sentences:
(1) Spain is another go-getters’ paradise, it seems: with half an entire generation out of work, self-employment among the young has surged.
(2) Western Conference Front court Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers) Kevin Love (Minnesota Timberwolves) Back court Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors) Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) As with LeBron James, there's no serious argument that Kevin Durant shouldn't be the top vote getter in his conference, especially now that he actually might have a half-decent nickname .
(3) All categories of utterance types were used by the subjects; a predominance was found among attention-getters and indirect directives.
(4) By the go-getters oozing talent and entrepreneurialism that are helping to advance the whole world.
(5) All-time greatest World Cup goal‑getter is a title for billboard idols, not penalty‑area bureaucrats.
(6) They are used to being lauded as streetwise tournament result-getters but it has been different over recent days, when they have heard a lot of praise from around the world for the attractiveness of their game.
(7) Check out a dance party in Antwerp this summer and you will probably hear the rush-released oeuvre of the local DJ, Ronny Mosuse, a hypnotic techno tribute to the country’s favourite new goal-getter in which the only lyric consists of endless repetition of “Origigigi, Origogogo”.
(8) I grew up in Essex with a single mum and a go-getter Dagenham dad.
(9) "Worryingly, average pay rises have been getter weaker in every decade since the 1980s, despite increases in productivity, growth and profits.
(10) Tactically they feel this is a vote-getter.” As the M5S’s rhetoric has become pro-Russian, it is simultaneously becoming more critical of the EU, including a vow to hold a referendum on the euro.
(11) In a city of hustlers, tricksters, and go-getters, where the right dose of swag and gumption gets you farther than a college degree can, Furo is a bumbling non-entity.
(12) And, yes, your partner is bound to love you much more than they currently do, because you've become the dynamic go-getter they've always wanted.
(13) Kane filled in as the leader but no one took on his usual mantle as the goal-getter.
(14) No transfer deadline day worth its salt would pass without Atlético Madrid goal-getter Sergio "Kun" Agüero being linked with an English club and this one is no exception.
(15) To save humanity, one must rely on a bootstrap operation headed by a dedicated go-getter and self-starter.
(16) They heap praise on the go-getters who are often getting little.
(17) New York’s top point-getters are Martin St Louis, Ryan McDonagh and Derek Stepan, each with 13 points in the postseason.
(18) Julie had worked all her life and considered herself "highly employable" and a "go-getter" before she got ill. "I have come to terms with my illness, not being the person I used to be.
(19) Still in her mid-20s, she had already reached the giddy heights of a Washington career, mingling with the rich and powerful and earning a reputation as a go-getter who always kept an eye out for those below her.
(20) Now the stigma of unemployment is so fierce and the hoops so difficult to jump through, people like me prefer to register as self-employed.” The Tories would say he’s a go-getter.