| carbon dioxide |
A colorless, odorless, gas produced by burning fossil fuels, sometimes referred to as a green house gas because it contibutes to earth warming.
Ãâó: www.nsc.org/ehc/glossary.htm
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| carbon monoxide |
A colorless, odorless, poisonous gas produced by incomplete fossil fuel combustion.
Ãâó: www.nsc.org/ehc/glossary.htm
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| carbon dioxide |
a greenhouse gas whose atmospheric concentrations have been increasing from pre-industrial (1750-1800) levels of 280 parts per million (ppm) to present day levels of 356-360 ppm, depending on location. CO2 decreases in summertime when plant productivity consumes CO2 and increases in winter when biota are less active and respiration exceeds photosynthesis. A main source of CO2 increase in the atmosphere has been the burning of fossil fuels.
Ãâó: www.pbs.org/strangedays/glossary/C.html
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| carbogen |
An inhalant of oxygen and carbon dioxide that increases the sensitivity of tumor cells to the effects of radiation therapy.
Ãâó: www.seniormag.com/conditions/cancer/cancerglossary...
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| carbonic anhydrase inhibitor |
A type of medication used to treat glaucoma. Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors work by reducing the production of aqueous humor, thereby reducing pressure inside the eye.
Ãâó: my.webmd.com/content/article/81/96844.htm
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