gasify

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek χαῦνος (khaûnos) Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)der. Dutch gasbor. English gas Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-fakāō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English gasify From gas + -ify.

1. To convert into a gas, or an aeriform fluid, as by the application of heat, or by chemical processes; to become a gas or aeriform fluid.

   “[…] when we consider the disappearance of the dense smoke in Mr. Giddy’s experiment, there seems to be great reason to think that the charcoal was oxygenated and gassified.”

   “Butane will gasify at low pressure, and can be contained in light canisters.”