Kohlendioxid

German

Alternative forms
  • Kohlendioxyd

Etymology

From Kohle (“coal”) +‎ -n- +‎ Dioxid (“dioxide”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌkoːlənˈdiːɔksiːt/
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Noun

Kohlendioxid n (strong, genitive Kohlendioxids, no plural)

  1. (chemistry) carbon dioxide
    Synonym: Kohlenstoffdioxid n
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 2/2010, page 125:
      Kohlendioxid trägt durch seine Menge mehr als jedes andere Treibhausgas zum Klimawandel bei, doch seine Konzentration in der Luft beträgt weniger als 0,04 Prozent.
      Carbon dioxide contributes by its amount more than any other greenhouse gas to climate change, but its concentration in the air is less than 0.04 percent.

Declension

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