carbon dioxide
Syllables: car·bon di·ox·ide/ˌkɑː.bən daɪˈɒk.saɪd//ˌkɑɹ.bən daɪˈɑk.saɪd/
carbon dioxide noun: the normal oxide of carbon, CO₂; a colorless, odorless gas formed during respiration and combustion and consumed by plants during photosynthesis.
Noun
carbon dioxide (uncountable)
- The normal oxide of carbon, CO₂; a colorless, odorless gas formed during respiration and combustion and consumed by plants during photosynthesis.
- 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
- 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
- Synonyms:
- carbonic acid gas, CO₂, E290
carbon dioxide meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
carbon dioxide in Hindi
- CO₂
- प्रांगार द्विजारेय prāṅgār dvijārey, अंगाराम्लवायु aṅgārāmlavāyu
carbon dioxide in Tamil
- CO₂
- கரியமில வாயு kariyamila vāyu, கரியமில வளி kariyamila vaḷi
carbon dioxide in Bengali
- carbon dioxide
- কার্বন ডাইঅক্সাইড karbon ḍaiokśaiḍ
carbon dioxide in Telugu
- CO₂
- బొగ్గుపులుసు వాయువు boggupulusu vāyuvu
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- carbon dioxide in Malayalam
- ഇംഗാലാമ്ലം iṅgālāmlaṁ
- carbon dioxide in Sanskrit
- अङ्गाराम्लवायु aṅgārāmlavāyu
- carbon dioxide in Tagalog
- karbon daluksad
- carbon dioxide in Arabic
- ثَانِي أُكْسِيد الْكَرْبُون ṯānī ʔuksīd al-karbūn
- carbon dioxide in Malay
- karbon dioksida
- carbon dioxide in Indonesian
- karbon dioksida
- carbon dioxide in Persian
- کربن دیاکسید karbon di-oksid
- carbon dioxide in Thai
- คาร์บอนไดออกไซด์ kāa-bɔ̂n dāi-ɔ́k-sāai
- carbon dioxide in Vietnamese
- cacbon đioxit, cacbonic
- Sindhi
- ڏوناڪسِيوَر ڪاربان ḏonāksīvar kārbā̃
Synonyms of carbon dioxide
- carbonic acid gas
- CO₂
- E290
Forms of carbon dioxide
| alternative form (obsolete) | carbon dioxid |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | carbondioxid |
Words formed from carbon dioxide
Questions about carbon dioxide
- What does carbon dioxide mean?
- Carbon dioxide means the normal oxide of carbon, CO₂; a colorless, odorless gas formed during respiration and combustion and consumed by plants during photosynthesis.
- What is carbon dioxide in Hindi?
- Carbon dioxide in Hindi is प्रांगार द्विजारेय (prāṅgār dvijārey), अंगाराम्लवायु (aṅgārāmlavāyu). See Carbon dioxide meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is carbon dioxide?
- Carbon dioxide is a noun.
- How do you pronounce carbon dioxide?
- Carbon dioxide is pronounced /ˌkɑː.bən daɪˈɒk.saɪd/ (UK).
Words near carbon dioxide in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: carbon dioxide (page history and authors); কার্বন ডাইঅক্সাইড (Bengali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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