Term: carbon dioxide: a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis
Broader: dioxide: an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule | Unrelated: sylvilagus: North American rabbits
Broader: dioxide: an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule | Unrelated: trisaccharide: any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield three monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
Broader: dioxide: an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule | Unrelated: polysyllable: a word of more than three syllables
Broader: dioxide: an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule | Unrelated: cypriniform fish: a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes
Broader: dioxide: an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule | Unrelated: perissodactyla: nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros; extinct forms
Broader: dioxide: an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule | Unrelated: enterobacteriaceae: a large family of Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales
Broader: dioxide: an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule | Unrelated: pneumonectomy: surgical removal of a lung (usually to treat lung cancer)
Broader: dioxide: an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule | Unrelated: von willebrand's disease: a form of hemophilia discovered by Erik von Willebrand; a genetic disorder that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait; characterized by a deficiency of the coagulation factor and by mucosal bleeding
Broader: dioxide: an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule | Unrelated: idolatress: a woman idolater
Broader: dioxide: an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule | Unrelated: semiweekly: a periodical that is published twice each week (or 104 issues per year)