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. David Greenwood:

   We could see the different layers of cells in a leaf fragment including the epidermis with the pores, called stomata, through which plants take in carbon dioxide, we could also see the surface patterning of the epidermis cells, which was like a jigsaw pattern that we see on many living ferns.

2. Prakesh Shah:

   Even five years ago, we would not have gone for it, if it was not for the better help we can now provide, it’s allowing us to sustain these babies, helping keep oxygen in their bodies, the role of carbon dioxide, without causing lung injury.

3. Glen Peters:

   Given uncertainties in the statistics, it is not possible to conclude whether Chinese carbon dioxide emissions went up or down in 2015.

4. Mary Ellen:

   Seaweed pulls carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and uses it to make more carbohydrates, we are not sure how much seaweed farming it would take to have a significant effect on global warming, but it helps.

5. 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.