carbonic-acid gas

American  

[kahr-bon-ik as-id] / kɑrˈbɒn ɪk ˈæs ɪd /

noun

1. carbon dioxide.

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carbonic-acid gas British  

noun

1. another name for carbon dioxide

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Etymology

Origin of carbonic-acid gas

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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.

It cannot be breathed without baneful effects, and is even more dangerous than carbonic-acid gas, which eventually causes asphyxiation by reducing the quantity of oxygen in the air.

From Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants A Practice Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas-Engines and Producer Design, the Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines by Mathot, R. E.

Langley, in 1891-1895, built four model airplanes, one driven by carbonic-acid gas and three by steam-engines.

From Public Speaking by Stratton, Clarence

Somehow, just how I cannot say, a slow stream of carbonic-acid gas finds its way into this room.

From The Green God by Kummer, Frederic Arnold

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