A colorless, odorless, incombustible gas, CO2, formed during respiration, combustion, and natural decomposition and found in meals refrigeration, carbonated drinks, inert atmospheres, fire extinguishers, and aerosols. Also referred to as carbonic acid gas.
the standard oxide of carbon, CO2; a colorless, odorless fuel formed during respiration and burning and consumed by flowers during photosynthesis.
See under Carbonic.
See carbonic-acid, under Carbonic.
a heavy odorless colorless fuel created during respiration and by the decomposition of natural substances; consumed from the environment by flowers in photosynthesis
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