Carbon dioxide

/ˌkɑː.bən daɪˈɒk.saɪd/

Synonyms for "carbon dioxide" (58 found)

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Closest matches (12)

Noun(5 words)
carbonic acid gasco2carbon dioxide-freecarbon-dioxide basedcarbon-dioxide rich
acetylenealcoholammoniaargonasphyxiating gasbutanecarbon monoxide

Strong matches (17)

Noun(7 words)
carbonationcarbonic gasco2-containingco2-freeco2-relatedco2-richdegasified

Related words (29)

fluorineformaldehydefreezing mixturefreongasheliumhydrogeniceice cubesilluminating gaskryptonlewisiteliquid airliquid heliumliquid oxygenmarsh gasmethanemustard gasnatural gasneon
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More general

11 entries
atmosphereatmospheric conditionatmospheric gaschemical compoundchemical environmentdioxidegasgas environmentgas propertygreenhouse emissiongreenhouse gas

More specific

7 entries
CO2-rich atmospherecarbon dioxide-freecarbon dioxide-richdegasified airhigh CO2 concentrationtrace gaszero CO2 environment

Collocations

10 entries
CO2 concentrationcarbon dioxide concentrationcarbon dioxide contentcarbon dioxide cyclecarbon dioxide emissionscarbon dioxide levelcarbon dioxide levelscarbon dioxide moleculecarbon dioxide sensorgreenhouse gas

Inflections

3 entries
carbon dioxidesmore carbon dioxidemost carbon dioxide

Derivations

6 entries
CO2-containingCO2-relatedcarbon dioxide-freecarbon dioxide-richcarbonationemission

Sample sentences

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Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.

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Each year, human activities release more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than natural processes can remove, causing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to increase.

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