Definition of carbon Carbon
/kɑˈɹbʌn/ - [karbun] - car•bon
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What does carbon mean?
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| carbon - an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds | ||
| C, atomic number 6 | ||
| 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 | ||
| carbon - a copy made with carbon paper | ||
| carbon copy | ||
| carbon - a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper | ||
| carbon paper | ||
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Wiktionary 
- carbon (Noun)
The chemical element symbol C with an atomic number of 6. - carbon (Noun)
A sheet of carbon paper . - carbon (Noun)
A carbon copy . - carbon (Noun)
A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal. - carbon (Noun)
carbon Carbon dioxide , in the context of global warming and climate change .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- carbon (n.)
An elementary substance, not metallic in its nature, which is present in all organic compounds. Atomic weight 11.97. Symbol C. it is combustible, and forms the base of lampblack and charcoal, and enters largely into mineral coals. In its pure crystallized state it constitutes the diamond, the hardest of known substances, occuring in monometric crystals like the octahedron, etc. Another modification is graphite, or blacklead, and in this it is soft, and occurs in hexagonal prisms or tables. When united with oxygen it forms carbon dioxide, commonly called carbonic acid, or carbonic oxide, according to the proportions of the oxygen; when united with hydrogen, it forms various compounds called hydrocarbons. Compare Diamond, and Graphite.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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carbon
A nonmetallic element with symbol C and atomic number 6 existing in the three crystalline forms: graphite, diamond and buckminsterfullerene: occurring in carbon dioxide, coal, oil and all organic compounds.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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carbon
kär′bon, n. an elementary substance, widely diffused, of which pure charcoal is an example.—n. Car′bide, a compound of carbon with a metal, formerly called Car′buret.—adjs. Carbonā′ceous, Carbon′ic, pertaining to or composed of carbon.—n. Car′bonate, a salt formed by the union of carbonic acid with a base.—adjs. Car′bonated, combined or impregnated with carbonic acid; Carbonif′erous, producing carbon or coal.—n. Carbonisā′tion—v.t. Car′bonise, to make into carbon.—Carbonic acid, an acid formed of carbon and oxygen, generally gaseous, and evolved by respiration and combustion. [Fr. carbone—L. carbon-em, coal.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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carbon
See CHARCOAL.
Wikipedia 
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Carbon is a very important chemical element, with a chemical symbol of C. All life on Earth is made from it. Carbon has atomic mass 12 and atomic number 6. It is non-metallic, meaning that it is not a metal.
Why it is important.
Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and some other elements like sulfur and phosphorus together form most life on earth (see Organic chemistry and List of biologically important elements). Carbon forms a very large number of organic compounds because it can form strong bonds with itself and with other elements. Because of the amounts of carbon living things have, all organic things are considered "carbon-based". Also, each carbon atom can form 4 single covalent bonds. Many carbon atoms linked together with hydrogen atoms form plastic. Also, Carbon is the only element that can form long chain-shaped molecules. When iron is heated up with carbon, hard steel is formed.
Etymology.
The name of carbon comes from Latin "carbo", meaning charcoal. In many foreign languages the words for carbon, coal and charcoal are synonyms.
Types of carbon.
Carbon in nature is found in three forms called allotropes: diamond, graphite, and fullerenes. Graphite, with clay, is in pencils. It is very soft. The carbon atoms in it make rings, which are on top of each other and slide very easily. Diamonds are the hardest natural mineral. Fullerenes are a "soccer ball" shape of carbon. They are mostly of interest to science. A special, man-made, tube-shaped allotrope of carbon is th
Part of speech
🔤- carbon, noun, singular of carbons.
- carbon, adjective.
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