Synonyms
vapor,
vapour,
wind,
fart,
gasoline,
petrol,
effluvium,
fumes,
miasma,
smoke,
stream,
volatile substanceEtymology
() From Dutch gas, a word coined by chemist Van Helmont. Perhaps inspired by Dutch & Flemish gheest "breath, vapour, spirit" or from Ancient Greek χάος (khaos, “chasm, void”). More at ghost, ghastly