greenhouse
- adjective
- /ˈɡriːnhaʊs/
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- They didn't look at the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions for fossil fuels.
You leave the knob for greenhouse gases at the pre industrial levels.
- You leave the knob for greenhouse gases at the pre industrial levels.
- What is the contribution of livestock to greenhouse gases and greenhouse gas effect, please.
- They didn't look at the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions for fossil fuels.
- And he was painfully cognizant of what a runaway greenhouse effect would do to our planet.
- So the green part is our climate, this greenhouse gas emissions.
- By thickening or that greenhouse glass gas layer, like a sheet of glass, we're trapping heat.
- It's still not enough to make a big difference in the greenhouse trapping of Mars.
Examples
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And these are the greenhouse gases, concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
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What is the contribution of livestock to greenhouse gases and greenhouse gas effect, please.
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And here we are talking about greenhouse gas in the world.
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Another thing that is well known is greenhouse effect global warming.
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And methane is one of the greenhouse gases.
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Climate science compels us to make large and rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
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The increase in greenhouse gases is a major contributor to climate change.
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Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is crucial for protecting our environment.
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Many countries are implementing policies to minimize greenhouse gas releases.
Antonyms
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To reduce carbon emissions from energy and industry to help stop climate change
Compounds
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The air around the Earth becomes warmer because some gases trap heat from the sun
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A gas like carbon dioxide or methane that traps heat in the air and warms the planet
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A rise in Earth's temperature when gases in the air trap the Sun's heat
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A small white insect that lives in greenhouses and eats plant sap
Surface Forms
Morphology
greenhouse = greenhouse (semi-transparent) = green + house
The adjective is an attributive conversion from the noun 'greenhouse'; the literal compound image is clear, but the climate sense depends on metaphorical extension from a glass house trapping heat.
Etymology
Greenhouse in phrases like 'greenhouse gas' comes from the idea of the glass greenhouse that keeps warmth inside. So a 'greenhouse gas' is a gas that 'traps heat' in the air around the Earth and makes the planet warmer.