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Examples of carbonic acid gas in a Sentence
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The primitive atmosphere of the earth was greatly richer in carbonic acid gas [carbon dioxide] than the present, and therefore unfit for the respiration of the warm-blooded animals.
—Daniel C. Schlenoff, Scientific American, 1 May 2018
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First Known Use
1796, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of carbonic acid gas was
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“Carbonic acid gas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbonic%20acid%20gas. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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