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1. carbon dioxide
   (CO₂) Type: Term Definitions: 1. the product of the combustion of carbon with an excess of oxygen; in concentrations not less than 99.0% by volume of CO₂. Synonyms: carbonic acid gas, carbonic anhydride
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2. Carbon dioxide
   A disease of adult fruit flies (Drosophlia), sensitivity caused by Sigma virus; a very brief contact with pure carbon dioxide gas is lethal to infected (sensitive) flies; the virus is transmitted to the off-spring by the gametes of one or both parents.
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3. carbon dioxide
   (Humans as organisms) gaseous compound of carbon and oxygen which is a by-product of respiration, and which is needed by plants for photosynthesis
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4. carbon dioxide
   [n] - a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances
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5. Carbon dioxide
   Gas that is present in the atmosphere. It is produced as a waste product in the body and is usually removed through the lungs by breathing out.
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6. Carbon Dioxide
   The gas released into the atmosphere when carbon is burnt. Although not the only greenhouse gas, it is considered the most important.
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7. Carbon dioxide
   is produced whenever fossil fuels or wood are burnt. Each tonne of oil burnt produces over 3 tonnes of CO2. Road transport and electricity generation rely on the burning of fossil fuels releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. In the UK 50% of emissions come from private cars with fossi...
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8. Carbon Dioxide
   A heavy, colourless gas. Carbon dioxide is given out by animals during respiration and is used by plants during photosynthesis. It is also produced when fuels burn. Carbon dioxide is used in fire extinguishers. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that contributes to the potential for global warming. ...
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9. carbon dioxide
   (CO_2) A colorless, odorless gas produced by respiration and combustion of carbon-containing fuels.
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10. Carbon Dioxide
    A molecule consisting of one atom of carbon and two atoms of oxygen which is a major combustion product of the burning of organic materials. Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is the result of complete combustion of carbon. In the gaseous form, CO2 is used as a fire extinguisher. In the solid form, CO2 is known a...
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11. Carbon dioxide
    A waste gas from the body tissues. The carbon dioxide is absorbed into the blood, then filters back into the alveoli (air sacs in the lungs) and is breathed out.
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12. Carbon dioxide
    A gas in the air made in respiration
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13. Carbon dioxide
    a colourless, odourless gas present in small amounts in the atmosphere and formed during respiration
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14. Carbon dioxide
    Carbon dioxide: A gas which is the byproduct of cellular metabolism and which collects in the tissues, is cleared from the tissues by the blood within the veins, is carried by the hemoglobin in the red blood cells, and removed from the body via the lungs in the exhaled air. Abbreviated CO2.
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15. carbon dioxide
    <biochemistry, physiology> A metabolic byproduct of carbohydrate metabolism. Carbon Dioxide collects in the tissues, is cleared by the blood (via the veins) and removed from the body via the lungs when we exhale air. ... Abbreviation: CO2 ... (13 Nov 1997) ...
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16. carbon dioxide
    CO2 noun a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis
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17. carbon dioxide
    an odorless, colorless gas, CO2, resulting from oxidation of carbon, formed in the tissues and eliminated by the lungs; used in some pump oxygenators to maintain the carbon dioxide tension in the blood. It is also used in solid form; see carbon dioxide snow and carbon dioxide slush. carbon dioxide slush&nbs...
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18. carbon dioxide
    (CO2), a colourless gas having a faint, sharp odour and a sour taste; it is a minor component of the Earth`s atmosphere (about 3 volumes in 10,000), ... [94 related articles]
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19. Carbon Dioxide
    CO2 Molar mass: 44.0095
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20. Carbon dioxide
    A colorless, odorless, non-poisonous gas that is a normal part of the ambient air. Carbon dioxide is a product of fossil fuel combustion. Although carbon dioxide does not directly impair human health, it is a greenhouse gas that traps terrestrial (i.e., infrared) radiation and contributes to the potential for global warming. See...
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21. Carbon Dioxide
    Common gas found in the atmosphere. Has the ability to selectively absorb radiation in the longwave band. This absorption causes the greenhouse effect. The concentration of this gas has been steadily increasing in the atmosphere over the last three centuries due to the burning of fossil fuels, defor...
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22. carbon dioxide
    (CO2) A colorless, odorless, non-combustible gas. Humans and all other living organisms give off carbon dioxide in respiration and decomposition. Trees and other plants absorb it and use it during photosynthesis. Also emitted as a by-product of burning fossil fuels.
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23. carbon dioxide
    carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. It does not burn, and under normal conditions it is stable, inert and nontoxic. It will however support combustion ...
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24. Carbon Dioxide
    Carbon dioxide (carbonic anhydride or carbonic acid) is a colourless, poisonous, heavy gas - twenty-two times as heavy as hydrogen - composed of carbon and oxygen with 12 parts by weight of carbon and 32 of oxygen. It is the final product of the complete combustion of carbon. Carbon dioxide is prese...
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25. carbon dioxide
    Colourless, odourless gas, slightly soluble in water, and denser than air. It is formed by the complete oxidation of carbon. Carbon dioxide is produced by living things during the processes of respiration and the decomposition of organic matter, and it is used up during photosynthesis. It therefore ...
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