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Synonyms for gas

noun

  1. A state of matter

    vapor, volatile substance, fumes, aeriform fluid, gaseous mixture.

  2. *Gasoline

    propellant, petrol (British), motor fuel; see gasoline.

  3. Poisonous gas

    Poisonous gases include: vesicant, incendiary gas, Lewisite, mustard gas, chloral gas, chlorine, carbon monoxide, methyl isocyanate, bromide, bromoacetone, phosgene, chloropicrin, Agent Orange, hydrocyanic acid, arsine, stibine, chloracetophenone, brombenzylcyanide, Adamsite, asphyxiating gas, vesicatory gas, moldy hay*.

  4. An anesthetic

    ether, general anesthetic, chloroform, nitrous oxide, laughing gas*.

step on the gas*

rush, move fast, speed up, step on it*; see hurry 1, speed.

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