carbonic-acid gas
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of carbonic-acid gas
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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When a stove is being heated, the port-holes are kept carefully shut, to prevent the egress of carbonic-acid gas.
From Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Singleton, Esther
The red blood corpuscles in the capillaries give up their oxygen, and the blood receives in its stead a poisonous substance called carbonic-acid gas.
From First Book in Physiology and Hygiene by Kellogg, John Harvey
Here it combines with the carbonic-acid gas taken from the air.
From The School Book of Forestry by Pack, Charles Lathrop
Plants take in carbonic-acid gas through their leaves, and send the oxygen back into the air ready for us to use again.
From First Book in Physiology and Hygiene by Kellogg, John Harvey
The most amazing fact is that this "too, too solid flesh" of the tree body was all made of dirty water and carbonic-acid gas.
From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen
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