carbon dioxide
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
carbon dioxide
▶noun a colourless, odourless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration, and absorbed by plants in photosynthesis. [CO2.]
'carbon dioxide' also found in these Oxford entries:
advanced gas-cooled reactor
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- blood
- carbon
- carbonate
- carbon cycle
- carbon footprint
- carbonic
- carbonic acid
- carbon-neutral
- carbon offsetting
- carbon sink
- choke-damp
- dark reaction
- dry ice
- emissions trading
- erythrocyte
- fix
- global warming
- greenhouse gas
- hyperventilate
- hypoventilation
- keg beer
- lung
- photosynthesis
- rebreather
- respiration
- yeast
