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GREENHOUSE EMISSION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation
Synonyms:
greenhouse emission; greenhouse gas
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("greenhouse emission" is a kind of...):
gas (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "greenhouse emission"):
CFC; chlorofluorocarbon (a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans)
carbon dioxide; carbonic acid gas; CO2 (a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis)
HFC; hydrofluorocarbon (a fluorocarbon emitted as a by-product of industrial manufacturing)
perfluorocarbon; PFC (a powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum)
sulfur hexafluoride; sulphur hexafluoride (a colorless gas that is soluble in alcohol and ether; a powerful greenhouse gas widely used in the electrical utility industry)
