Meaning of carbon dioxide | Babel Free
/ˌkɑː.bən daɪˈɒk.saɪd/Definitions
The normal oxide of carbon, CO₂; a colorless, odorless gas formed during respiration and combustion and consumed by plants during photosynthesis.
uncountable
Equivalents
العربية
ثَانِي أُكْسِيد الْكَرْبُون
Čeština
oxid uhličitý
Ελληνικά
διοξείδιο του άνθρακα
Suomi
hiilidioksidi
עברית
פחמן דו חמצני
हिन्दी
प्रांगार द्विजारेय
Bahasa Indonesia
karbon dioksida
日本語
二酸化炭素
한국어
이산화탄소
Nederlands
kooldioxide
Polski
dwutlenek węgla
Svenska
koldioxid
ไทย
คาร์บอนไดออกไซด์
Türkçe
karbondioksit
Tiếng Việt
cacbon đioxit
Examples
“There were dozens of presentations in 2008, including: […”
“Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.”
“Each year, human activities release more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than natural processes can remove, causing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to increase.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.