(n)a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis, Syn.carbonic acid gas, CO2
[ちょりゅう, choryuu](n, vs) accumulation; retention; collection; sequestration (as in carbon dioxide sequestration); storage (usually a liquid, e.g. rainwater, or behind a dam.)[Add to Longdo]
[にさんかたんそのきゅうしゅうげん(二酸化炭素の吸収源);にさんかたんそきゅうしゅうげん(二酸化炭素吸収源), nisankatansonokyuushuugen ( nisankatanso no kyuushuu gen ); nisankatansokyuushuugen](n) carbon sink; carbon dioxide sink; CO2 sink[Add to Longdo]