American Dictionary
Definition carbon dioxide in American English
carbon dioxide
noun
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[uncountable]
noun
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/ˌkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd/
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a gas without color or smell, produced when you breathe out or when substances containing carbon are burnt. The fact that the earth is getting hotter because of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is called the greenhouse effect.
