aeriform state
1aer|i|form — «AIR uh frm, ay IHR », adjective. 1. having the form of air; gaseous: »substances existing in an aeriform state. 2. Figurative. unsubstantial; unreal: »aeriform figures, aeriform attainments. ╂[< Latin āēr, āeris air + English form …
2aerification — ˌarəfə̇ˈkāshən, ˌer , ˌaar , ˌār also āˌer noun ( s) 1. : the act of aerifying or of aerating : the state of being aerified or aerated 2. : atomization of fuel oil * * * /air euh fi kay sheuhn, ay ear /, n. 1 …
3vapor — I. n. 1. Gaseous state (of a substance ordinarily fluid or solid), aeriform state. 2. Fume, steam, reek, exhalation, smoke, fog, mist, rack. 3. Phantom, fantasy, whim, whimsey, vagary, day dream, vain imagination, unreal fancy, dream, vision. II …
4gas — A substance of such nature that it can expand indefinitely, thereby completely filling its container; a form neither liquid nor solid, in other words, a vapor. An inflammable used for lighting and heating. A colloquial term for gasoline. As the… …
5gas — gasless, adj. /gas/, n., pl. gases, v., gassed, gassing. n. 1. Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid. 2. any such fluid or mixture of fluids. 3. any… …
6gas — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. aeriform or elastic fluid; vapor, fume, reek; air, ether; fuel, gasoline, petrol; bombast, hot air (sl.); gas attack. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A state of matter] Syn. vapor, volatile substance, fumes,… …
7Disgregation — In the history of thermodynamics, disgregation was defined in 1862 by Rudolf Clausius as the magnitude of the degree in which the molecules of a body are separated from each other.[1] This term was modeled on certain passages in French physicist… …
8Antoine Lavoisier — Lavoisier redirects here. For other uses, see Lavoisier (disambiguation). Antoine Lavoisier Line engraving by Louis Jean Desire Delaistre, after a design by Julien Leopold Boilly …
9Soul — • The question of the reality of the soul and its distinction from the body is among the most important problems of philosophy, for with it is bound up the doctrine of a future life Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Soul Soul …
10Inclusion (minéralogie) — Inclusions de rutile dans un cristal de quartz. En minéralogie, une inclusion désigne un matériau emprisonné à l intérieur d un minéral. Les inclusions peuvent être un liquide, un gaz, du pétrole ou un autre minéral …
