TENSION OF GASES
\tˈɛnʃən ɒv ɡˈasɪz], \tˈɛnʃən ɒv ɡˈasɪz], \t_ˈɛ_n_ʃ_ə_n ɒ_v ɡ_ˈa_s_ɪ_z]\
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Pressure exercised by a gas measured usually in terms of percentages of atmospheric pressure. When gases are in solution, the t. is measured by the pressure of gas in the surrounding medium, just sufficient to prevent any gas from escaping from that solution. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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