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greenhouse gasses

greenhouse gasses 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 gasses

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

Words near greenhouse gasses in the dictionary

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

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