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greenhouse gases

greenhouse gases is the plural of greenhouse gas.

Meaning of greenhouse gas

Noun

greenhouse gas (countable and uncountable, plural greenhouse gases or greenhouse gasses)

  1. Any gas (such as carbon dioxide, a chlorofluorocarbon (CFC), or methane) that contributes to the greenhouse effect when released into the atmosphere by absorbing infrared radiation emitted by a planet's surface, thus increasing the surface temperature.
    • Termites and cows account for much greenhouse gas.
    Synonyms:
    GHG

Questions about greenhouse gases

What is greenhouse gases the plural of?
Greenhouse gases is the plural of greenhouse gas.

Words near greenhouse gases in the dictionary

  1. greenhouse cockpit
  2. greenhouse cockpits
  3. greenhouse effect
  4. greenhouse effects
  5. greenhouse gas
  6. greenhouse gases
  7. greenhouse gasses
  8. greenhouse slug
  9. greenhouse slugs
  10. greenhouse warming
  11. greenhouse-friendly

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