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      carbon
      noun
      (uncountable) 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.
      (countable) An atom of this element, in reference to a molecule containing it.
      A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.
      (countable, informal) A carbon copy.
      (countable, informal) A sheet of carbon paper.
      A plate or piece of carbon used as one of the elements of a voltaic battery.
      A carbon rod or pencil used in an arc lamp.
      Soot.
      Especially, hardened soot as a caked-on deposit.
      A surname.
      A place name:
      A village in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada.
      A number of places in the United States:
      A town in Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana.
      A minor city and coal town in Douglas Township, Adams County, Iowa.
      An unincorporated community and coal town in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
      A town in Eastland County, Texas.
      (ecology, climate change, uncountable) Ellipsis of carbon dioxide. [(inorganic chemistry) The normal oxide of carbon, CO₂; a colorless, odorless gas formed during respiration and combustion and consumed by plants during photosynthesis.]
      (informal) Ellipsis of carbon fiber (reinforced polymer). [A very strong filament made by the pyrolysis of a synthetic fiber such as rayon.]
      verb
      (Internet, transitive, uncommon) To send a carbon copy of an email message to.
      Roots
      carbocarbo- · Latin · coal
      Synonyms for carbon
      methanencoaln
      Words related to carbon
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