carbonic-acid gas
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of carbonic-acid gas
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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The "Valley of Death," in the island of Java, is simply the crater of an extinct volcano, filled with carbonic-acid gas.
From One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed by Bogardus, C. A.
The carbonic-acid gas, which is still proceeding from the burning charcoal, enters the room, and produces asphyxia, or at all events some of its symptoms.
From Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Singleton, Esther
When the air has been changed to carbonic-acid gas, he must come to the surface to empty his air-bag and drink it full again.
From First Book in Physiology and Hygiene by Kellogg, John Harvey
The presence of carbonic-acid gas in the circulation automatically regulates breathing, and the greater the amount of gas the deeper the breath.
From Outwitting Our Nerves A Primer of Psychotherapy by Jackson, Josephine A.
The carbon dioxide, or carbonic-acid gas, as it is commonly termed, is a most important substance, as it affords plants all that part of their bodies which disappear on burning.
From Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography by Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate
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