Degasser

/diːˈɡæsər/ noun

Definition

A device or apparatus that removes dissolved or trapped gases from liquids, solids, or systems.

Etymology

From degas + -er (agent noun suffix). This straightforward compound emerged in 20th-century technical English as equipment became named and specialized.

Kelly Says

Vacuum degassers in laboratories look like simple equipment but they're absolutely brilliant—they simultaneously heat and vibrate liquid samples while pulling a vacuum, which releases stubborn dissolved gases that wouldn't escape otherwise.

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