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Noun: carbonic acid gas
  1. A heavy odourless colourless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis
    - carbon dioxide, CO2

Derived forms: carbonic acid gases

Type of: dioxide, GHG, greenhouse emission, greenhouse gas

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