níłchʼi díílidígíí

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Etymology

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From níłchʼi (air) + díílid (“it has burned”, from -LID, “to burn”) + -ígíí (nominalizer). Literally, the air that has burned.

Noun

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níłchʼi díílidígíí

  1. (chemistry) carbon dioxide (CO2)