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Meaning of C4 | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Designating a type of photosynthesis or carbon fixation, or a plant using such a process.
  2. A 501(c)(4), an organization that conforms to the United States Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)4
    US
  3. Abbreviation of Channel 4 (“the British television channel”).

Equivalents

Français C4

Examples

“The enzyme responsible for C₄ fixation is PEP carboxylase.”
“Since C₄ plants have become more prevalent, and because they are poorer sources of nutrition, herbivores have had to adapt their feeding behaviour to the changing flora.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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