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

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carbonic-acid gas

He would have responded, with entire confidence, "Oxygen and nitrogen chiefly, with a certain amount of water-vapor and of carbonic-acid gas and a trace of ammonia."

From A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science by Williams, Henry Smith

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

This is because the lime-water catches the carbonic-acid gas which escapes from our lungs with each breath, while the pure water does not.

From First Book in Physiology and Hygiene by Kellogg, John Harvey

We must breathe to get rid of the carbonic-acid gas, which is brought to the lungs by the blood to be exchanged for oxygen.

From First Book in Physiology and Hygiene by Kellogg, John Harvey

The Second element is the reducer, in which by an independent process the reduction of the carbonic-acid gas, the dissociation of the steam, and the transformation of the hydrocarbons takes place.

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.