gaseity

The opinion that the mass of the sun is gaseous now commands a very general assent; although the gaseity admitted is of such a nature as to afford the consistence rather of honey or pitch than of the aeriform fluids with which we are familiar.

A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition 1874

In fact, ring-nebulæ -- of which only seven have been detected -- seem to belong to the same class as the planetary nebulæ, all of which exhibit the line-spectrum indicative of gaseity.

Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. 1862

"appears to cease very abruptly;" there is no indication of gaseity.

Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. 1862