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TOPIK 4noun

이산화탄소

isanhwatanso

이산화탄소가 · 이산화탄소를

carbon dioxide

Example

자동차는 이산화탄소를 많이 배출해요.

Cars give off a lot of carbon dioxide.

Word parts

이 two산 acid, oxygen화 compound탄 carbon, coal소 element

Literally 'carbon with two oxygens' — the chemical name for CO2.