Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fixed air

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables: fixed air
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Carbon dioxide; carbonic acid.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The wild gas, the fixed air is plainly broke loose: but we ought to suspend our judgement until […] we see something deeper than the agitation of a troubled and disturbed surface."
"Lavoisier then elucidated the exchange of gases in the lungs: the air inhaled was converted into Black's fixed air, whereas the nitrogen (‘azote’) remained unchanged."

Etymology

Coined by Scottish chemist Joseph Black in 1756 because it can be absorbed, or fixed, by strong bases.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does fixed air mean?: Carbon dioxide; carbonic acid.
Where does fixed air come from?: Coined by Scottish chemist Joseph Black in 1756 because it can be absorbed, or fixed, by strong bases.

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