[prison slang] Gassing is prison slang for the act of throwing feces or some other bodily fluid such as urine, blood or saliva at a jail or prison staff member. Gassing is an act of rebellion by inmates against custodial staff and is a felony in most U.S. states. Victims of gassing are encouraged to undertake medical testing for possible in... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gassing_(prison_slang)
[textile process] In textile manufacturing, gassing is the process of passing newly spun yarn through a flame to remove the loose fibre ends. == See also == ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gassing_(textile_process)
• (n.) The process of passing cotton goods between two rollers and exposing them to numerous minute jets of gas to burn off the small fibers; any similar process of singeing. • (n.) Boasting; insincere or empty talk. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gas Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/gassing/
The evolution of gas from one or more of the electrodes in the cells of a battery. Gassing commonly results from local action self-discharge or from the electrolysis of water in the electrolyte during charging. Related category • BATTERIES Source: U.S. Departme... Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/G/AE_gassing.html
the process by which gas is evolved or absorbed by an insulating liquid when subjected to electrical stress of sufficient intensity to cause an electric discharge through a gas phase in which a gas/liquid interface is located NOTE - Gassing test results are expressed either as a volume or a rate. Conventionally the value is positive if gas is evolv... Found on http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&ievref=212-08-27
The evolution of gas from one or more of the electrodes in the cells of a battery. Gassing commonly results from local action self-discharge or from the electrolysis of water in the electrolyte during charging. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21690
Gas'sing noun 1. (Manuf.) The process of passing cotton goods between two rollers and exposing them to numerous minute jets of gas to burn off the small fibers; any similar process of singeing. 2. Boasting; insincere or empty talk. [ Slang] Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/12
The generation of a gaseous product at one or both electrodes as a result of the electrochemical action. In Lead Acid batteries gassing produces hydrogen and oxygen.
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(Battery) The evolution of gas from one or more of the electrodes in a cell. Gassing commonly results from local action (self discharge) or from the electrolysis of water in the electrolyte during charging. Found on http://www.youngco.com/young2.asp?ID=4&Type=3