"off-gas" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: off-gases [plural]
Etymology: From off- + gas. Etymology templates: {{af|en|off-|gas}} off- + gas Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} off-gas (countable and uncountable, plural off-gases)
  1. (manufacturing) Gas produced as a side effect of a chemical reaction, sometimes hazardous. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Manufacturing
    Sense id: en-off-gas-en-noun-7sHuWaGR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with off- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with off-: 66 34 Topics: business, manufacturing

Verb

Forms: off-gasses [present, singular, third-person], off-gassing [participle, present], off-gassed [participle, past], off-gassed [past]
Etymology: From off- + gas. Etymology templates: {{af|en|off-|gas}} off- + gas Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} off-gas (third-person singular simple present off-gasses, present participle off-gassing, simple past and past participle off-gassed)
  1. (of a solid or liquid) To emit gases, especially noxious ones. Synonyms: outgas Hyponyms: desorption
    Sense id: en-off-gas-en-verb-mBT6q12H

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