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greenhouse_gas

greenhouse gas

English

Noun

greenhouse gas ‎(countable and uncountable, plural greenhouse gases)

Any gas, such as carbon dioxide or CFCs, that contributes to the greenhouse effect when released into the atmosphere.

Only two greenhouse gases get much attention.

Termites and cows account for much greenhouse gas.

Translations

any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect

Armenian: ջերմոցային գազ ‎(ǰermocʿayin gaz)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 溫室氣體 (zh), 温室气体 (zh) ‎(wēnshì qìtǐ)
Dutch: broeikasgas (nl) n
Finnish: kasvihuonekaasu (fi)
French: gaz à effet de serre (fr) m
German: Treibhausgas (de) n
Greek: αέριο του θερμοκηπίου n ‎(aério tou thermokipíou) (aério tou thermokipíou)
Hungarian: üvegházhatású gáz

Japanese: 温室効果ガス (ja) ‎(onshitsukouka-gasu)
Macedonian: стакленички гас m ‎(staklénički gas)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: drivhusgass m

Nynorsk: drivhusgass m
Portuguese: gás (causador) de/do efeito estufa m
Russian: парнико́вый газ m ‎(parnikóvyj gaz)
Spanish: gas de invernadero
Swedish: växthusgas (sv) c

See also

greenhouse gas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia