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二氧化碳

èr yǎng huà tàn·ㄦˋ ㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄊㄢˋ

“carbon dioxide; CO2; a colorless, odorless gas used in fire extinguishers; solid form is dry ice; dissolves in water to form carbonic acid; exhaled by animals, absorbed by plants; a greenhouse gas”

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二

èr·ㄦˋ

The number two; second in order; twice; a pair; dual; also used as a variant of 'to change' or 'to compare'.

氧

yǎng·ㄧㄤˇ

Oxygen; the chemical element O, essential for respiration and combustion; found naturally in the air.

化

huà·ㄏㄨㄚˋ

To change or transform; to make into; to convert; to dissolve; to die; suffix indicating -ization or -ize.

碳

tàn·ㄊㄢˋ

Carbon; the chemical element with symbol C; a nonmetal essential to organic life; found in diamond and graphite.