Treibhausgas

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German

Etymology

Treibhaus (greenhouse) +‎ Gas (gas)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʀaɪ̯phaʊ̯sˌɡaːs/
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Noun

Treibhausgas n (genitive Treibhausgases, plural Treibhausgase)

  1. greenhouse gas
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 2/2010, page 125:
      Kohlendioxid trägt durch seine Menge mehr als jedes andere Treibhausgas zum Klimawandel bei, doch seine Konzentration in der Luft beträgt weniger als 0,04 Prozent.
      Carbon dioxide contributes by its amount more than any other greenhouse gas to climate change, but its concentration in the air is less than 0.04 percent.

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