gastight

No fumes escape

Gastight means impermeable to gases—sealed so completely that no gas can enter or escape.

The term appears in technical contexts describing containers, seals, or enclosures: a gastight chamber, gastight packaging for food preservation.

Also spelled gas-tight.

sealing

hermetic

Impenetrably closed off

caulk · epoxy · silicone · welding · soldering · bonding · adhesive · polyurethane · neoprene · nitrile

containment

chamber

Enclosed room or cavity

capsule · cell · pod · canister · cylinder · tank · dome · repository · bunker · barrier

testing

manometer

Instrument measuring gas pressure

vacuum · permeation · diffusion · porosity · integrity · certification · inspection · sniffing · tracer

safety

hazardous

Likely to cause injury

ventilation · respirator · contamination · exposure · combustible · explosion · inhalation · poisonous · biohazard · evacuation

gases

argon

Unreactive element eighteen

  • heliumLightest noble gas
  • neonInert illuminating element
  • xenonElement fifty-four, noble gas

krypton · methane · propane · butane · biogas · nitrogen · hydrogen · radon · inert · noble

Opposites
permeability to gases

gastightporous

Allowing passage of fluids

permeable · leaky · breathable · unsealed · pervious

Family

gas, tight, tighten, airtight, gaseous

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G