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Meaning of carbon dioxide | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
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

Cymraeg carbon deuocsid
Dansk kuldioxid
Esperanto karbona dioksido
Magyar szén-dioxid
Հայերեն ածխաթթու գազ
Bahasa Indonesia karbon karbon dioksida
Íslenska koltvísýringur
日本語 二酸化炭素
한국어 이산화탄소
Kurdî karbon
Lietuvių anglies dioksidas
Latviešu oglekļa dioksīds
മലയാളം ഇംഗാലാമ്ലം
Bahasa Melayu karbon dioksida
Nederlands kooldioxide
Svenska koldioxid
Kiswahili kaboni dioksidi
Türkçe karbondioksit
Tiếng Việt cacbon đioxit khí cacbonic

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.
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