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Carbon dioxide has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis

2

The normal oxide of carbon, CO₂; a colorless, odorless gas formed during respiration and combustion and consumed by plants during photosynthesis.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
dioxide greenhouse gas
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
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