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degas

/dˈeɪɡəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables
de-gas
IPA
/dˈeɪɡəs/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove the gas from.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek χαῦνος (khaûnos) Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)der. Dutch gasbor. English gas English degas From de- + gas.

Usage

Inflected Forms

degases (present, singular) degasses (present, singular) degassing (participle, present) degassed (participle, past) degassed (past)

Derived Forms

degasser

Frequently Paired Words

degasification degasifier

Synonyms

degasify deaerate deair

Rhymes With

vegas magus bodegas

Questions

How do you pronounce degas?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˈeɪɡəs/.
What does degas mean?
To remove the gas from.
Where does degas come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek χαῦνος (khaûnos) Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)der. Dutch gasbor. English gas English degas From de- + gas.

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