Difference between Gas and Flatulence

What is the difference between Gas and Flatulence?

Gas as a noun is matter in a state intermediate between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly. while Flatulence as a noun is the state of having gas, often malodorous, trapped (and often released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus.

Gas

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Matter in a state intermediate between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly. A chemical element or compound in such a state. An inflammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture (typically predominantly methane) used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating or electricity generation. Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process. A humorous or entertaining event or person. A fastball. Gasoline; a derivative of petroleum used as fuel.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To kill with poisonous gas. To talk, chat. To emit gas. To give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate it. To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: comical, zany.

Example sentence: I just like people. I'll hold a conversation at a gas station. It's not about the fame and the fortune, I just like people.

Flatulence

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The state of having gas, often malodorous, trapped (and often released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus.

We hope you now know whether to use Gas or Flatulence in your sentence.

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