greenhouse gas

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɡɹiːn.haʊs ˈɡæs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɡɹinˌ(h)aʊs ˈɡæs/ Hyphenation: green‧house gas === Noun === greenhouse gas (countable and uncountable, plural greenhouse gases or greenhouse gasses) Any gas (such as carbon dioxide, a chlorofluorocarbon (CFC), or methane) that contributes to the greenhouse effect when released into the atmosphere by absorbing infrared radiation emitted by a planet's surface, thus increasing the surface temperature. Hyponyms: carbon dioxide, CFC, HCFC, HFC, methane, nitrous oxide, NOx, ozone, water vapor ==== Derived terms ==== GHG (initialism) super greenhouse gas ==== Related terms ==== greenhouse effect ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “greenhouse gas, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, July 2023 “greenhouse gas, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. greenhouse gas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia