degas
verb
de·gas
(ˌ)dē-ˈgas 
degassed; degassing; degases or degasses
: to remove gas from
degas an electron tube
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Mix on the stir setting (speed 1) for 30 seconds to degas the dough (removing any air bubbles).
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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
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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
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degas
verb
de·gas
(ˈ)dē-ˈgas
: to free from gas
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