carbon
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
carbon/ˈkɑːbən/
▶noun
- 1 the chemical element of atomic number 6, a non-metal which has two main forms (diamond and graphite), occurs in impure form in charcoal, soot, and coal, and is present in all organic compounds. (Symbol: C)
- 2 carbon dioxide or other gaseous carbon compounds released into the atmosphere, associated with climate change. [as modifier] fossil fuel consumption and carbon emissions continued to rise.
- 3 a rod of carbon in an arc lamp.
- 4 a piece of carbon paper, or a carbon copy.
– derivatives
carbonaceous adjective,
carbonless adjective.
carbonaceous adjective,
carbonless adjective.
– origin C18: from Fr. carbone, from L. carbo, carbon- ‘coal, charcoal’.
'carbon' also found in these Oxford entries:
activated carbon
- advanced gas-cooled reactor
- aerated
- aliphatic
- allotrope
- anthracite
- atomic mass unit
- austenite
- azo-
- azo dye
- basic oxygen process
- bcc
- benzene ring
- Bessemer process
- blood
- boron
- brush
- buckminsterfullerene
- C
- carbanion
- carbide
- carbo-
- carbohydrate
- carbon-12
- carbon-14
- carbonate
- carbon black
- carbon copy
- carbon cycle
- carbon dating
- carbon dioxide
- carbon disulphide
- carbon fibre
- carbon footprint
- carbonic
- carbonic acid
- carbonium ion
- carbonize
- carbon monoxide
- carbon-neutral
- carbon offsetting
- carbon paper
- carbon sink
- carbon steel
- carbon tax
- carbon tetrachloride
- carbon trading
- carborundum
- carburettor
