1. to release gas or vapor from a solid or liquid material, especially as a result of heating or chemical reaction
Usage: commonly used in scientific and technical contexts; third-person singular present tense of 'outgas'

Examples

• The heated plastic outgasses harmful fumes into the laboratory.
• When the material is exposed to vacuum, it outgasses trapped moisture.
• The spacecraft's components outgasses volatile compounds during assembly.
• The epoxy resin outgasses as it cures at high temperature.
• Researchers monitor how the sample outgasses under different pressure conditions.