gaseous

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The volume of natural gas in a liquid form is about 600 times smaller than its volume in a gaseous state in natural-gas pipelines, according to the U.S.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

The measurements show an active and turbulent environment, with winds of gaseous metals including iron and calcium flowing through the cloud.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026

Its sound is like a gaseous rumbling from deep within the earth—or our bellies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

Mightn’t that be more important than filling the airwaves with more gaseous blah blah?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2025

Perhaps many stars have planetary systems rather like our own: at the periphery, great gaseous ringed planets and icy moons, and nearer to the center, small, warm, blue-white, cloud-covered worlds.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan