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atomic number 6 - an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds | ||
carbon, C | ||
chemical element, element the most favorable environment for a plant or animal; "water is the element of fishes" | ||
coal fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period | ||
crude, crude oil, fossil oil, petroleum, rock oil, oil a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons | ||
limestone a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals | ||
fullerene a form of carbon having a large molecule consisting of an empty cage of sixty or more carbon atoms | ||
carbon 14, radiocarbon a radioactive isotope of carbon | ||
char any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus | ||
wood coal, charcoal a stick of black carbon material used for drawing | ||
carbon black, lampblack, soot, crock, smut a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink | ||
activated carbon, activated charcoal powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption; given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote for some kinds of poisons | ||
black lead, graphite, plumbago used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |