carbon dioxide
noun
: a heavy colorless gas CO2 that does not support combustion, dissolves in water to form carbonic acid, is formed especially in animal respiration and in the decay or combustion of animal and vegetable matter, is absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis, and is used in the carbonation of beverages
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Increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from burning coal, oil, and natural gas directly induce many plant species to produce more pollen.
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Umair Irfan, Wired News, 5 Apr. 2025
Your lungs bring oxygen into your body and remove carbon dioxide as a waste product.
—Staff Author, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
Fly like a jet stream Swift became a lightning rod in the debate over carbon dioxide emissions in 2022 after a study published by the Yard, a content and public relations firm, put the Eras Tour singer at the top of a wasteful list.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
The researchers mixed ammonia, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrogen in a glass bulb, then sprayed the gases with water mist, using a high-speed camera to capture faint flashes of microlightning in the vapor.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
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Umair Irfan, Wired News, 5 Apr. 2025
Your lungs bring oxygen into your body and remove carbon dioxide as a waste product.
—Staff Author, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
Fly like a jet stream Swift became a lightning rod in the debate over carbon dioxide emissions in 2022 after a study published by the Yard, a content and public relations firm, put the Eras Tour singer at the top of a wasteful list.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
The researchers mixed ammonia, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrogen in a glass bulb, then sprayed the gases with water mist, using a high-speed camera to capture faint flashes of microlightning in the vapor.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Carbon dioxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20dioxide. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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