Synonyms for carbon dioxide
car·bon diox·ide

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1. carbon dioxidenoun

   Synonyms:
   carbonic acid gas, CO₂, E290, acidity regulator

2. carbon dioxidenoun

   The normal oxide of carbon, CO; a colorless, odorless gas formed during respiration and combustion and consumed by plants during photosynthesis.

   Synonyms:
   acidity regulator, carbonic acid gas, CO₂, E290

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1. carbon dioxide, CO2, carbonic acid gasnoun

   a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis

   Synonyms:
   carbonic acid gas

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1. carbon dioxide

   Synonyms:
   CO2

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1. Sol Ortiz:

   It's very difficult to reverse the tendency to increase CO2 (carbon dioxide) in the atmosphere, that's why we're prioritizing adaptation.

2. Bob Ward:

   The methane created by livestock is a much more powerful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide... so we will have to reduce meat consumption, but it's unlikely that we will reduce livestock to zero.

3. William Colton:

   The climate accord reached at the recent COP 21 conference in Paris set many new goals, and while many related policies are still emerging, the outlook continues to anticipate that such policies will increase the cost of carbon dioxide emissions over time.

4. Cyril Brun:

   The yeast converts the sugar into alcohol, and because of the pressure, carbon dioxide is created, providing a shower of bubbles.

5. Doug Boucher:

   Cutting down forests means you're cutting down trees, and half of the tree is carbon, when you burn it or let it rot, that produces carbon dioxide.