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Parameter: carbon dioxide

Short Description: 
carbon dioxide
Short Name: 
CO2
Official Name: 
CO2
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» skos:exactMatch http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_16526
External Identifier:
» skos:exactMatch http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/S27/current/CS003089/
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Description

Carbon dioxide: A one-carbon compound with formula CO2 in which the carbon is attached to each oxygen atom by a double bond. A colourless, odourless gas under normal conditions, it is produced during respiration by all animals, fungi, and microorganisms that depend directly or indirectly on living or decaying plants for food.