carbon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 External links

[edit] English

Chemical element
C	Previous: boron (B)
	Next: nitrogen (N)

[edit] Etymology

from Latin carbo

[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)bən

[edit] Noun

Wikipedia

carbon (countable and uncountable; plural carbons)

1. (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6.
2. (countable, informal) A sheet of carbon paper.

   Make sure the carbon is facing the second sheet of paper, before rolling it into the typewriter.

3. (countable, informal) A carbon copy.
4. A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.
5. (ecology, uncountable) Carbon dioxide, in the context of global warming and climate change.

[edit] Derived terms

activated carbon beta carbon nitride carb-, carbo- carbinol carbinyl carbon-12 carbon-13 carbon-14 carbon anhydride carbon arc carbon audit carbon-based carbon bisulfide, carbon bisulphide carbon black carbon copy carbon-copy carbon cycle carbon dating carbon debt carbon dioxide carbon disulfide, carbon disulphide carbon emissions trading carbon fiber, carbon fibre carbon fixation carbon footprint carbon group carbonic carbonise, carbonize carbonite carbonless carbon literacy carbon market carbon microphone carbon monoxide carbon nanofiber carbon nanofoam carbon nanotube carbon-neutral

carbon-nitrogen cycle carbon offset carbonometer carbonous carbon oxide carbon oxychloride carbon oxysulfide, carbon oxysulphide carbon paper carbon printing carbon process carbon resistor carbon sequestering carbon star carbon steel carbon suboxide carbon tax carbon tetrabromide carbon tetrachloride carbon tetrafluoride carbon tetraiodide carbon trade carbon transmitter carbonyl Carborundum® carboxyl carburet chlorocarbon chlorofluorocarbon chromo-carbon ferrocarbon fluorocarbon fluorochlorohydrocarbon glassy carbon halocarbon hydrocarbon sulfide of carbon, sulphide of carbon radiocarbon

[edit] Related terms

• carbonaceous
• carbonade
• carbonado
• Carbonari
• carbonate
• carboniferous
• carbonify
• carbonigenous

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• aggregated diamond nanorod
• amorphous carbon
• buckminsterfullerene
• ceraphite
• chaoite
• charcoal
• coal
• diamond
• fullerene
• graphite
• lamp black
• lead
• lonsdaleite
• soot
• steel

[edit] External links

For etymology and more information refer to: http://elements.vanderkrogt.net/elem/be.html (A lot of the translations were taken from that site with permission from the author)