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CARBONIC ACID GAS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis
Synonyms:
carbon dioxide; carbonic acid gas; CO2
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("carbonic acid gas" 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 "carbonic acid gas"):
blackdamp; chokedamp (the atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting life)
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