Carbon
WordNet
noun
(1) A copy made with carbon paper
(2) An abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
(3) 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
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6.
- A sheet of carbon paper.
- Make sure the carbon is facing the second sheet of paper, before rolling it into the typewriter.
- A carbon copy.
- A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.
- Carbon dioxide, in the context of global warming and climate change.
Related terms
- carbonaceous
- carbonade
- carbonado
- Carbonari
- carbonate
- carboniferous
- carbonify
- carbonigenous
See also
- aggregated diamond nanorod
- amorphous carbon
- buckminsterfullerene
- ceraphite
- chaoite
- charcoal
- coal
- diamond
- fullerene
- graphite
- lamp black
- lead
- lonsdaleite
- soot
- steel