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We think the answer is "GASSES" which means:

noun
• • Matter in a state intermediate between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid) (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.
• • A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture (typically predominantly methane) used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.
• • A hob on a gas cooker.
• • Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process.
• • A humorous or entertaining event or person.
• • Frothy talk; chatter.
• • A fastball.
• • Arterial or venous blood gas.
• • Marijuana, typically of high quality.
• • Gasoline; a derivative of petroleum used as fuel.
• • Gas pedal.
verb
• • To kill with poisonous gas.
• • To talk in a boastful or vapid way; chatter.
• • To impose upon by talking boastfully.
• • To emit gas.
• • To impregnate with gas.
• • To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers.
• • To give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate it.
• • To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel.

An example sentence would be:

• • "The gasses in the atmosphere are vital for supporting life on earth."
• • "Carbon dioxide is one of the greenhouse gasses responsible for global warming."

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