Gas (disambiguation)
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Gas
is one of the phases of matter (Gases, or Gasses Plural) along with solid and liquid. This may also refer to:
Gas
Gas is one of the three classical states of matter . Near absolute zero, a substance exists as a solid. As heat is added to this substance it melts into a liquid at its melting point , boils into a gas at its boiling point, and if heated high enough would enter a plasma state in which the electrons...
is one of the phases of matter (Gases, or Gasses Plural) along with solid and liquid. This may also refer to:
Science and technology: gases and liquids
- GasolineGasolineGasoline , or petrol , is a toxic, translucent, petroleum-derived liquid that is primarily used as a fuel in internal combustion engines. It consists mostly of organic compounds obtained by the fractional distillation of petroleum, enhanced with a variety of additives. Some gasolines also contain...
, a refined fossil fuel, also called petrol - Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), also called "cooking gas", which includes propane and butane
- AutogasAutogasAutogas is the common name for liquefied petroleum gas when it is used as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles as well as in stationary applications such as generators. It is a mixture of propane and butane....
, a type of LPG used in motor vehicles - Natural gasNatural gasNatural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
, a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane - Gassing, destructive gas generation in batteries
- gas giantGas giantA gas giant is a large planet that is not primarily composed of rock or other solid matter. There are four gas giants in the Solar System: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune...
, a type of planet - See :Category:Gases for a list of gases
Biological effects
- As an anaesthetic
- As a poison, see:
- Gas chamberGas chamberA gas chamber is an apparatus for killing humans or animals with gas, consisting of a sealed chamber into which a poisonous or asphyxiant gas is introduced. The most commonly used poisonous agent is hydrogen cyanide; carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide have also been used...
- PoisonPoisonIn the context of biology, poisons are substances that can cause disturbances to organisms, usually by chemical reaction or other activity on the molecular scale, when a sufficient quantity is absorbed by an organism....
- ToxicologyToxicologyToxicology is a branch of biology, chemistry, and medicine concerned with the study of the adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms...
- Gas chamber
- The medical effects of gas being generated in the gastrointestinal tractGastrointestinal tractThe human gastrointestinal tract refers to the stomach and intestine, and sometimes to all the structures from the mouth to the anus. ....
:- bloatingBloatingBloating is any abnormal general swelling, or increase in diameter of the abdominal area. As a symptom, the patient feels a full and tight abdomen, which may cause abdominal pain sometimes accompanied by increased borborygmus or more seriously the total lack of borborygmus.-Symptoms:The most common...
- burpingBurpingBelching involves the release of gas from the digestive tract through the mouth. It is usually accompanied with a typical sound and, at times, an odor...
- flatulenceFlatulenceFlatulence is the expulsion through the rectum of a mixture of gases that are byproducts of the digestion process of mammals and other animals. The medical term for the mixture of gases is flatus, informally known as a fart, or simply gas...
- bloating
Entertainment
- Gas (film)Gas (film)Gas is a 2004 comedy/drama film, directed by Henry Chan. The film stars Flex Alexander and Khalil Kain .-Plot:...
, a 2004 film starring Flex Alexander and Khalil Kain - Gas (1981 film)Gas (1981 film)Gas was a 1981 Canadian comedy film released by Paramount Pictures, the plot of which was inspired by the 1979 energy crisis.-Cast:* Susan Anspach ... Jane Beardsley* Howie Mandel ... Matt Lloyd* Sterling Hayden ... Duke Stuyvesant...
, a 1981 comedy film - Gas, the moniker used by British electronic music artist Mat JarvisMat JarvisMat P. Jarvis aka Jarvan IV is an electronic music demacian artist from England who has released one full-length CD and several other tracks on the Em:t Records label under the name Gas. More recently, Jarvis released material under the name High Skies....
- Gas (musician)Gas (musician)Gas is a project of Cologne, Germany-based electronic musician Wolfgang Voigt. Voigt cites his youthful LSD experiences in the Königsforst, a German forest situated near his hometown of Köln, as the inspiration behind the project...
, an ambient music project by German producer Wolfgang VoigtWolfgang VoigtWolfgang Voigt is an electronic music artist from Cologne, Germany, known for his output under various aliases on a plethora of record labels, including Warp, Harvest, Raster-Noton and Force Inc... - Gas-s-s-sGas-s-s-sGas-s-s-s is a 1971 motion picture produced and released by American International Pictures. It was producer Roger Corman's final film for AIP, before leaving to found his own New World Pictures...
, also called Gas! or It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It, a 1971 Roger Corman movie - Gas (comic)Gas (comic)Gas was a British adult comic that was published monthly by Galaxy Publications from 1989 to 1991.Gas was one of many such comics emulating the success of Viz, and like many of its peers was a crude copycat of the format Viz pioneered.Initially, many strips were clearly rejected from Viz; many...
, a British adult comic - Gas Lipstick, a.k.a. Mika Karppinen, the drummer for Finnish rock band HIM (Finnish band)
Other uses
- Gas, Eure-et-LoirGas, Eure-et-LoirGas is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, a commune in Eure-et-Loir, France - Gas, KansasGas, KansasGas is a city in the northwestern part of Allen County, located in southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 564. The city was named for the abundant natural gas that was found in the area.-History:...
, a town in the United States - Bristol Rovers FC, an English professional football team so nicknamed for their original proximity to a local gasworks
- GASGas jeansGAS is a men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, footwear and accessories brand registered in 1984 by Grotto S.p.A., the family business founded in the early 70s in Chiuppano , in the heart of north-east Italy, by Claudio Grotto, the company’s President.Denim is GAS’s core business, the element...
, an Italian designer clothing label - Grêmio Atlético SampaioGrêmio Atlético SampaioGrêmio Atlético Sampaio, commonly known as GAS, is a Brazilian football club based in Boa Vista, Roraima, Roraima state. They competed in the Série C once.-History:The club was founded on June 11, 1965...
, a Brazilian professional football club commonly known as GAS
As an acronym
GAS may stand for:- Galpin Auto SportsGalpin Auto SportsGalpin Auto Sports is an American automobile dealership and automobile repair shop in Van Nuys, California that specializes in customizing cars specifically for the vehicles' owners. They also provide spare parts...
, a customising garage featured on the television show Pimp My Ride - Nickelodeon Games and Sports for KidsNickelodeon Games and Sports for KidsNickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids was an American cable television network that was part of MTV Networks's suite of digital cable channels. The channel was available to all Digital cable providers and satellite provider Dish Network...
television network - The General Adaptation Syndrome, a model describing responses to stress
- Generalized Audit SoftwareGeneralized Audit SoftwareGeneralized audit software is a software designed to read, process and write data with the help of functions performing specific audit routines and with self-made macros. It is a tool in applying computer-assisted auditing techniques. Functions of generalized audit software include importing...
- Getaway SpecialGetaway SpecialGetaway Special was a NASA program that offered interested individuals, or groups, opportunities to fly small experiments aboard the Space Shuttle...
, an experiment bay on the Space Shuttle - The Children’s Global Assessment Scale, used by psychiatrists to assist with assessing children under 18
- A dynamical systemDynamical systemA dynamical system is a concept in mathematics where a fixed rule describes the time dependence of a point in a geometrical space. Examples include the mathematical models that describe the swinging of a clock pendulum, the flow of water in a pipe, and the number of fish each springtime in a...
can have a single globally asymptotically stable (GAS) equilibrium - The Great American SongbookGreat American SongbookThe Great American Songbook is a hypothetical construct that seeks to represent the best American songs of the 20th century principally from Broadway theatre, musical theatre, and Hollywood musicals, from the 1920s to 1960, including dozens of songs of enduring popularity...
, a genre of American popular music - Streptococcus pyogenesStreptococcus pyogenesStreptococcus pyogenes is a spherical, Gram-positive bacterium that is the cause of group A streptococcal infections. S. pyogenes displays streptococcal group A antigen on its cell wall. S...
, a bacterium commonly known as Group A Strep, or GAS - Growing Artificial Societies, a book describing a computer model for simulating population behaviour
- Gunner's Auxiliary Sight, a backup targeting system for the main gun of the M1 AbramsM1 AbramsThe M1 Abrams is a third-generation main battle tank produced in the United States. It is named after General Creighton Abrams, former Army Chief of Staff and Commander of US military forces in Vietnam from 1968 to 1972. The M1 is a well armed, heavily armored, and highly mobile tank designed for...
tank
See also
- Gassing (disambiguation)
- Gass (disambiguation)
- Gaslight (disambiguation)
- natural gasNatural gasNatural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...