Having the form or nature of air; gaseous or resembling air in appearance or behavior.
From Latin aer (air) plus -form (having the shape of). Scientific term used to describe substances that are gaseous or air-like.
Aeriform substances were a huge puzzle to early chemists—gases seemed to defy the normal rules of matter. Learning to measure and contain them helped launch the entire field of chemistry!
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