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carbon dioxide en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌkɑː.bən daɪˈɒk.saɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌkaɹ.bən daɪˈɔk.saɪd/ (Scotland)
  • kär′bən dī-ŏk′sīd
  • /ˌkaː.bən daɪˈɒk.saɪd/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˌkɑɹ.bən daɪˈɑk.saɪd/ (General-American)
  • /ˌkɐː.bən dɑɪˈɒk.sɑɪd/ (Australia)
  • /ˌkɑɹ.bən daɪˈɒk.saɪd/ (Canada)
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Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The normal oxide of carbon, CO₂; a colorless, odorless gas formed during respiration and combustion and consumed by plants during photosynthesis.
    • 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. 2024 April 9, Rebecca Lindsey, “Climate Change: Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide”, in Dlugokencky, Ed, editor, Climate.gov, USA.gov, archived from the original on 07 Apr 2025:
    • 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. 2013 September–October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, archived from the original on 03 Sep 2013:
    • There were dozens of presentations in 2008, including: [… 2008 December 9, Jeff Jacoby, “Skepticism on climate change”, in The International Herald Tribune, →ISSN, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2022:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
carbon dioxid alternative, obsolete lexicographic
carbondioxid alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Coordinates

carbon monoxide

Deriveds

carbon dioxide snow · carbon dioxide-equivalent

Hypernyms

greenhouse gas

Relateds

carbon offset · carbonate · dry ice

Synonyms

carbonic acid gas · CO₂ · E290

Translations (101)

frr Köölendioksüüd (CO₂) · mi hauhā (CO₂) · da kuldioxid (CO₂) · yue 二氧化碳 (CO₂) · bg въглеро́ден двуо́кис (CO₂) · oj mitigoo-inanaamowin (CO₂) · sl ogljikov dioksid (CO₂) · it anidride carbonica (CO₂) · fr gaz carbonique (CO₂) · fr anhydride carbonique (CO₂) · fr dioxyde de carbone (CO₂) · la dioxydum carbonicum (CO₂) · eu anhidrido karboniko (CO₂) · ta கரியமில வாயு (CO₂) · ca anhídrid carbònic (CO₂) · ru двуо́кись углеро́да (CO₂) · frs köölenstofdiioksiid (CO₂) · ga dé-ocsaíd charbóin (CO₂) · es bióxido de carbono (CO₂) · pl dwutlenek węgla (CO₂) · hy ածխածնի երկօքսիդ (CO₂) · ms karbon dioksida (CO₂) · pt gás carbônico (CO₂) · cmn 二氧化碳 (CO₂) · fi hiilidioksidi (CO₂) · hu szén-dioxid (CO₂) · ru углеки́слый газ (CO₂) · vi cacbonic (CO₂) · gd gualan dà-ogsaid (CO₂) · sh ugljik dioksida (CO₂) · rsk угльов диоксид (CO₂) · cs oxid uhličitý (CO₂) · te బొగ్గుపులుసు వాయువు (CO₂) · uk вуглеки́слий газ (CO₂) · ro anhidridă carbonică (CO₂) · ro bioxid de carbon (CO₂) · he פַּחְמָן דּוּ חַמְצָנִי (CO₂) · fo koltvísúrni (CO₂) · hi प्रांगार द्विजारेय (CO₂) · sv koldioxid (CO₂) · sd ڏوناڪسِيوَر ڪاربان (CO₂) · mn нүүрстөрөгчийн давхар исэл (CO₂) · lv ogļskābā gāze (CO₂) · gl dióxido de carbono (CO₂) · uk діокси́д вуглецю́ (CO₂) · ca biòxid de carboni (CO₂) · yi קוילנשטאָף־צווייאָקסיד (CO₂) · id karbon dioksida (CO₂) · ka ნახშირორჟანგი (CO₂) · is koltvísýringur (CO₂) · hy ածխաթթու գազ (CO₂) · ja 二酸化炭素 (CO₂) · mk јаглероден диоксид (CO₂) · kk көмір қышқыл газ (CO₂) · es anhídrido carbónico (CO₂) · nan-hbl 二氧化碳 (CO₂) · gv daa-ocseed charboan (CO₂) · et süsinikdioksiid (CO₂) · eo karbona dioksido (CO₂) · he דּוּ תַּחְמֹצֶת הַפַּחְמָן (CO₂) · hi अंगाराम्लवायु (CO₂) · es anhidrido carbónico (CO₂) · fa کربن دیاکسید (CO₂) · ca diòxid de carboni (CO₂) · sk oxid uhličitý (CO₂) · ml ഇംഗാലാമ്ലം (CO₂) · eu karbono dioxido (CO₂) · lo ຄາບອນໄດອອກໄຊ (CO₂) · gd carbon dà-ogsaid (CO₂) · ru диокси́д углеро́да (CO₂) · tl karbon daluksad (CO₂) · ko 이산화탄소 (CO₂) · cy carbon deuocsid (CO₂) · rsk угльо-диоксид (CO₂) · izh hiilihappo (CO₂) · it diossido di carbonio (CO₂) · de Kohlendioxyd (CO₂) · lt anglies dioksidas (CO₂) · et süsihappegaas (CO₂) · de Kohlenstoffdioxid (CO₂) · ar ثَانِي أُكْسِيد الْكَرْبُون (CO₂) · nl kooldioxide (CO₂) · tr karbondioksit (CO₂) · pt dióxido de carbono (CO₂) · nn karbondioksid (CO₂) · bg въглеро́ден диокси́д (CO₂) · sa अङ्गाराम्लवायु (CO₂) · th คาร์บอนไดออกไซด์ (CO₂) · ta கரியமில வளி (CO₂) · lv oglekļa dioksīds (CO₂) · vi cacbon đioxit (CO₂) · km កាបូនឌីអុកស៊ីត (CO₂) · de Kohlendioxid (CO₂) · el διοξείδιο του άνθρακα (CO₂) · sw kaboni dioksidi (CO₂) · es dióxido de carbono (CO₂) · nb karbondioksid (CO₂) · mi waro hāora-rua (CO₂) · nan-hbl 二酸化炭素 (CO₂) · ro dioxid de carbon (CO₂) · gur mi'igiid-yi bugsãaŋ-kugre (CO₂)

wikidata: Q1997