Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with carbon dioxide in American Collocation
carbon dioxide
noun
uncountable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
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- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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/ˌkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd/
take in/remove carbon dioxide
absorb
remove
take in
use
Forests absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.
produce/form carbon dioxide
emit
form
generate
produce
release
All fossil fuels produce carbon dioxide and water when they are burned.
reduce carbon dioxide
cut
reduce
America wishes to move towards the policy of using carbon sinks as a means of reducing carbon dioxide.
balance the effect of producing carbon dioxide
cancel out
offset
The airport is planting hundreds of trees near to its runway to offset carbon dioxide produced by aircraft.