Third-person singular present tense; removes gases from a substance.
From degas + -es (third-person singular marker). Standard verb conjugation in modern English.
When a scientist 'degasses a solvent,' they're actually preparing it for chromatography—a technique that separates chemicals—and even tiny air bubbles can completely mess up the separation and ruin weeks of work.
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