carbon
Definitions
- A surname.
- The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6. It can be found in pure form for example as graphite, a black, shiny and very soft material, or diamond, a colourless, transparent, crystalline solid and the hardest known material.
- The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6. It can be found in pure form for example as graphite, a black, shiny and very soft material, or diamond, a colourless, transparent, crystalline solid and the hardest known material
- A place name:
- A village in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada.
- An atom of this element, in reference to a molecule containing it.
- An atom of this element, in reference to a molecule containing it
- A number of places in the United States:
- A town in Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana.
- A sheet of carbon paper.
- A sheet of carbon paper
- A minor city and coal town in Douglas Township, Adams County, Iowa.
- A carbon copy.
- A carbon copy
- An unincorporated community and coal town in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
- A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.
- A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal
- A town in Eastland County, Texas.
- Soot.
- Especially, hardened soot as a caked-on deposit.
- Ellipsis of carbon dioxide.
- A carbon rod or pencil used in an arc lamp.
- A plate or piece of carbon used as one of the elements of a voltaic battery.
- Ellipsis of carbon fiber (reinforced polymer).
Equivalents
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Afrikaanskoolstof
Беларускаявуглярод
বাংলাঅঙ্গার
Cymraegcarbon
Esperantokarbono
فارسیکربن
Galegocarbono
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻikalepona
עבריתפחמן
Հայերենածխածին
Íslenskakolefni
Italianocarbonio
ქართულინახშირბადი
ಕನ್ನಡಇಂಗಾಲ
Кыргызчакөмүртек
LëtzebuergeschKuelestoff
Lingálakaboni
Lietuviųanglis
Te Reo Māoriwaro
Македонскијаглерод
മലയാളംഇംഗാലം
Монголнүүрстөрөгч
Maltikarbonju
မြန်မာကာဗွန်
ଓଡ଼ିଆଅଙ୍ଗାରକ
Slovenščinaogljik
Shqipkarbon
Kiswahilikaboni
ไทยคาร์บอน
Tagalogkarbono
Examples
“All life as we know⟳ it has carbon as the backbone of many of its molecules; carbon’s tetravalence gives it special importance in biochemical molecular bonds.”
“Carbon is the most common element in our bodies—indeed, in all living things on earth.”
“Fans will pump air through the alkaline stream, which causes carbon dioxide to form⟳ solid calcium carbonate, the material from which seashells are formed, which will look⟳ like⟳ a fine sand, as well as dissolved bicarbonate.”
“A methane molecule is made up of a single carbon with four hydrogens.”
“He stepped back and opened his bag and took out a printed pad of D.O.A. forms and began to write⟳ over a carbon.”
“Please⟳ provide⟳ me with a carbon of your form⟳.”
“Press⟳ firmly: you are making a carbon.”
“Every morning she cleaned the carbon from the lamp chimneys.”
“When you overhaul an engine, you need⟳ to remove⟳ the carbon from around the valve seats. The carbon buildup can be extensive.”
“carbon neutral”
“carbon capture⟳”
“If Alberta’s reserves are a carbon bomb, this global expansion of tar sands and oil shale exploitation amounts to an escalating emissions arms race⟳, the unlocking of a subterranean cache of weapons of mass ecological destruction.”
“To trim an arc lamp, first remove⟳ the old carbons and carefully and thoroughly wipe the carbon rods, holders, &c. with a clean⟳, dry rag.”
“carbon bike frame”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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