outgassed

Emitted trapped gases

Outgassed is the past tense of outgas, meaning to release trapped gases from a solid material.

Materials outgas when heated, exposed to vacuum, or as they age: The new carpet outgassed for weeks, filling the room with chemical odors.

The term appears frequently in manufacturing, aerospace, and indoor air quality contexts, where volatile compounds escaping from plastics, adhesives, or foams can cause problems.

materials

spacecraft

Vehicle for outer space

sealant · rubber · plastic · epoxy · coating · lubricant · substrate · resin · elastomer · insulation

space

satellite

Orbiting celestial body

plume · thruster · propellant · comet · asteroid

geology

volcanic

Of fiery mountain origin

geothermal · hydrothermal · mantle · eruption · basalt · obsidian · pumice · vesicle · volatile · vent

industrial

manufacturing

Industrial product creation

  • VOCEvaporating chemical compounds
  • formaldehydeColorless pungent preservative gas
  • solventDissolving liquid or financially stable

paint · carpet · furniture · ventilation

Opposites
gas movement direction

outgassedabsorbed

Took in fully

adsorbed · reabsorbed · occluded · dissolved · infused

gas containment state

outgassedsealed

Closed to prevent entry

retained · trapped · contained · encapsulated · hermetically sealed

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