Outgas

Word OUTGAS
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Definitions and meanings of "Outgas"

What do we mean by outgas?

To remove embedded gas from (a solid), as by heating or reducing the pressure. intransitive verb

To lose gas, as from a solid. intransitive verb

To release gaseous substances into the air, especially of a polymer material as it is aged or heated. verb

To release gaseous substances into the air, especially of a polymer material as it is aged or heated.

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The word "outgas" in example sentences

That means waiting a least a few weeks after launch, to let all the water vapor from Florida outgas from the material insider the instrument. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The bare surfaces often "outgas," or emit fumes from chemicals used in the particleboard. ❋ Gene Austin (2010)

The really crappy thing about it though is that the DVDs are supposed to "outgas" as they decompose, and therefore they at least seems to me are a risk to the sensitive electronics in your DVD player. ❋ Andres Guadamuz (2004)

That's a bag of water acting as a seal under the unscrewed lid -- I think it should let the fermentation products outgas safely. ❋ Thecoughlin (2010)

Quick and recognized examples include using recycled tires (including synthetic turf field) for children's playgrounds (the tires heat up in the sun and outgas chemicals), or energy saving insulation techniques that also seal toxic fumes inside buildings. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I've always been curious about the number of dead long-term comets out there. dead meaning they do not outgas anymore ❋ Unknown (2010)

“CCD decontamination heaters had been turned on for several weeks to allow the instruments to outgas any residual contamination”, according to Pesnell. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I've always been curious about the number of dead long-term comets out there. dead meaning they do not outgas anymore"" ❋ Unknown (2010)

I am aware of methane digesters for cow manure and municipal wastewater treatment plants, but if your fermentation outgas has any appreciable methane concentration, you need to think very carefully about sanitation in your process. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Airplane and car interiors can be full of pollutants primarily due to the materials used for the interior finishes, which are made of plastics that outgas (particularly when temperatures rise), circulating particles of the plasticizers known as pthalates, which are known hormone disruptors (see above). ❋ Woodson Merrell (2008)

There are various reasonable theories one can posit that can account for the data the most plausible to me, although I'm not wedded to it, is that as the mean temperature goes up, the oceans warm slowly and begin to outgas CO2, and shortly after mean temperature begins to drop, the oceans cool slowly and reabsorb CO2. ❋ Ann Althouse (2008)

I've accumulated a fair number of bags, both the great canvas bags and the stinky plastic bags--that is, they outgas for a while--over the course of speaking at conferences. ❋ Ricklibrarian (2007)

My hypothesis: Sun warms oceans, Oceans outgas C02. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Saturn's E ring shows a brightness peak along the orbit of Enceladus, and may consist mainly of ice crystals which would escape from the weak gravity of Enceladus when meteors impact the surface or when some other factor causes water to outgas from the interior. ❋ James Killus (2007)

And when you consider the fact that gasses are generally less soluble in warm water the oceans one might suspect that warmer oceans outgas CO2 and thus athmospheric CO2 increases. ❋ Unknown (2007)

They continually outgas into the air, a process where they seep out of your house paint, plywood bookshelves, plush carpeting, stain-resistant furniture or vinyl flooring, and end up in the surrounding air, and consequently into your lungs. ❋ Jlundberg (2006)

Then when day comes, you warm the bed up to 10°C or so, and the carbon dioxide will outgas. ❋ Robert Zubrin (1996)

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