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German
Etymology
From Treibhaus (“greenhouse”) + Gas (“gas”), perhaps after English greenhouse gas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtraɪ̯p.haʊ̯sˌɡa(ː)s/, , ,
Noun
Treibhausgas n (strong, genitive Treibhausgases, plural Treibhausgase)
- greenhouse gas
2010, Der Spiegel, number 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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