carbon dioxide
Definitions
The normal oxide of carbon, CO₂; a colorless, odorless gas formed during respiration and combustion and consumed by plants during photosynthesis.
Equivalents
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العربيةثَانِي أُكْسِيد الْكَرْبُون
Catalàdiòxid de carboni
Cymraegcarbon deuocsid
Danskkuldioxid
Esperantokarbona dioksido
Eestisüsihappegaas
Suomihiilidioksidi
Gaeilgedé-ocsaíd charbóin
עבריתפחמן דו חמצני
हिन्दीप्रांगार द्विजारेय
Magyarszén-dioxid
Հայերենածխաթթու գազ
Íslenskakoltvísýringur
日本語二酸化炭素
ქართულინახშირორჟანგი
한국어이산화탄소
Kurdîkarbon
Latinadioxydum carbonicum
Lietuviųanglies dioksidas
Latviešuoglekļa dioksīds
Македонскијаглероден диоксид
മലയാളംഇംഗാലാമ്ലം
Bahasa Melayukarbon dioksida
Nederlandskooldioxide
Polskidwutlenek węgla
Svenskakoldioxid
Kiswahilikaboni dioksidi
తెలుగుబొగ్గుపులుసు వాయువు
Türkçekarbondioksit
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.
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