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Carbon Dioxide Pronunciation
Carbon Dioxide is pronounced KAHR-buhn-dy-AHK-syd, IPA /ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd/.
KAHR-buhn-dy-AHK-syd
US /ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd/ · UK /ˈkɑːbən daɪˈɒksaɪd/
Syllables: KAHR · buhn · dy · AHK · syd (5 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun phrase: The colourless gas that animals breathe out and plants take in, written CO2.
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Carbon Dioxide in a Sentence
- Plants absorb carbon dioxide during the day.
- The sensor measures carbon dioxide in the room.
- Carbon dioxide levels are recorded every hour.
Common Mispronunciations of Carbon Dioxide
Not KAHR-buhn dee-AHK-syd
That di is the eye of die, because it is the prefix naming the two oxygen atoms.
Not KAHR-bohn dy-AHK-syd
The bon closing the first word is a weak buhn with no round o in it.
Tip: Two words and two pushed beats, and only the second word changes when you say monoxide instead.
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