carbonic-acid gas
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carbonic-acid gas
n
(Elements & Compounds) another name for carbon dioxide
car′bon diox′ide
n.
a colorless, odorless, incombustible gas, CO2, present in the atmosphere and formed during respiration: used as dry ice and in carbonated beverages and fire extinguishers.
[1870–75]