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carbon dioxide equivalent

carbon dioxide equivalent is the alternative form of carbon dioxide-equivalent.

Meaning of carbon dioxide-equivalent

Noun

carbon dioxide-equivalent (uncountable, abbreviation CO₂e or CO₂-eq.)

  1. A unit of measure of global warming potential denoting the mass of carbon dioxide that would have the same global warming effect as that of a given mass of some other given gas.
    • The global warming potential of twenty tons of N₂O is over five kilotons CO₂-eq.

Questions about carbon dioxide equivalent

What is carbon dioxide equivalent the alternative form of?
Carbon dioxide equivalent is the alternative form of carbon dioxide-equivalent.

Words near carbon dioxide equivalent in the dictionary

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  4. carbon dioxid
  5. carbon dioxide
  6. carbon dioxide equivalent
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  8. carbon dioxide-equivalent
  9. carbon diselenide
  10. carbon disulfide
  11. carbon disulphide

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