carbon dioxide
noun/ˌkɑːbən daɪˈɒksaɪd/
/ˌkɑːrbən daɪˈɑːksaɪd/
[uncountable] (symbol CO2)
- a gas breathed out by people and animals from the lungs or produced by burning carbon
- Coke burns with oxygen to give carbon dioxide.
- Trees absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + carbon dioxide- absorb
- take in
- emit
- …
- emissions
- concentration
- levels
- …
- a build-up of carbon dioxide
- emissions of carbon dioxide
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