CARBON DIOXIDE


Meaning of CARBON DIOXIDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1869

: a heavy colorless gas CO 2 that does not support combustion, dissolves in water to form carbonic acid, is formed especially in animal respiration and in the decay or combustion of animal and vegetable matter, is absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis, and is used in the carbonation of beverages

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