CARBON DIOXIDE
Dictionary entry overview: What does carbon dioxide mean? • CARBON DIOXIDE (noun)
The noun CARBON DIOXIDE has 1 sense:
1. a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis
Familiarity information: CARBON DIOXIDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CARBON DIOXIDE (noun)
Meaning:
A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
carbon dioxide; carbonic acid gas; CO2
Hypernyms ("carbon dioxide" is a kind of...):
dioxide (an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule)
greenhouse emission; greenhouse gas (a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "carbon dioxide"):
blackdamp; chokedamp (the atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting life)
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