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carbon- root words — words with the carbon- root

The root carbon- comes from Latin carbo, meaning coal. 48 words in Dendril are built from it, including carbon, carbohydrate, carbohydrates, carbons, carburetor, carburetors, carbonate, carbonated, carbonates, carbide, carbonation, carbs. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the carbon- root

Explore words with carbon- — words containing the carbon- root and sharing its sense of "coal". Examples include carbon, carbohydrate, carbohydrates, carbons, carburetor, carburetors, carbonate, carbonated, carbonates, carbide, carbonation, carbs. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The carbon- root means coal, from Latin carbo. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.