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gas, gaseous matter
One of the three states of matter, where molecules move freely and fill any container.
水が蒸発して気体になる。
Water evaporates and becomes a gas.
酸素は無色の気体だ。
Oxygen is a colorless gas.
固体、液体、気体の三態
The three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas.
気体 is the scientific term for gas (a state of matter).
STATES OF MATTER:
- 固体 (solid)
- 液体 (liquid)
- 気体 (gas)
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 気体になる (to become a gas)
- 気体の状態 (gaseous state)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 気体: gas (scientific term)
- ガス: gas (loanword, everyday use, also for cooking gas)
- 蒸気: steam, vapor