carbon dioxide equivalent

A form of carbon dioxide-equivalent — A unit of measure of global warming potential denoting the mass of carbon dioxide that would have the same global warming effect as that of a given mass of some other given gas.

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Meanings

nouncarbon dioxide equivalent (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of carbon dioxide-equivalent.
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