degas

verb

de·​gas (ˌ)dē-ˈgas 

degassed; degassing; degases or degasses

transitive verb

: to remove gas from

degas an electron tube

Examples of degas in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

People who drank either unsweetened or artificially sweetened carbonated drinks had triple the blood levels of ghrelin compared with those who drank plain or degassed sparkling water. —Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 24 Jan. 2025

Mix on the stir setting (speed 1) for 30 seconds to degas the dough (removing any air bubbles). —Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024

More recently, the plumes from eruptions or degassing at Mount Michael on Sanders have been easy to spot on satellite images. —Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023

Relatively minute planetesimals could host processes previously believed to be confined to planets, from melting and degassing to the creation of magnetic dynamos and volcanism. —Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2016

Now that the 2007 dome is gone, the volcano can likely degas a little more passively, so another large explosion is less likely at this point ... at least until a new dome begins to form. —Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2014

Because more than two million people live in the vicinity of Lake Kivu, scientists are developing ways to degas the water and thus reduce the risk of disaster. —Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics, 16 Sep. 2022

Lava from this latest outbreak is actively spattering and degassing, but no flow has yet formed, the USGS said. —Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY, 13 May 2018

Oddly enough, Singer said there is little evidence of surface degassing at Laguna del Maule. —Erik Klemetti, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2013

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for degas

• crataegus

Kids Definition

degas

verb

de·​gas (ˈ)dē-ˈgas 

: to free from gas

Biographical Definition

Degas

biographical name

De·​gas də-ˈgä 

(Hilaire-Germain-) Edgar 1834–1917 French artist