To convert a solid or liquid substance into gas through heating or chemical reaction.
From 'gas' (a state of matter) plus the Latin-derived suffix '-ify' (to make or cause to become), emerging as a technical term in 19th-century chemistry.
Gasifying coal and wood has been industrially important for 200 years, and now researchers are studying how to gasify plastic waste to solve pollution while creating fuel—turning garbage into energy.
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