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Dioxide

/daɪˈɑˌksaɪd/
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(noun) Any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule.

Trees give off oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide.
It is said that global warming is directly related to carbon dioxide emissions.
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Trees give off oxygen and absorb carbon ____.

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