carbon

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈkɑɹ.bən/]

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1. carbon (noun) — sense 1

Definition: The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6. It can be found in pure form for example as graphite, a black, shiny and very soft material, or diamond, a colourless, transparent, crystalline solid and the hardest known material.

Example: All life as we know it has carbon as the backbone of many of its molecules; carbon’s tetravalence gives it special importance in biochemical molecular bonds.

2. carbon (noun) — sense 2

Definition: An atom of this element, in reference to a molecule containing it.

Example: A methane molecule is made up of a single carbon with four hydrogens.

3. carbon (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A sheet of carbon paper.

Example: He stepped back and opened his bag and took out a printed pad of D.O.A. forms and began to write over a carbon.

4. carbon (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To send a carbon copy of an email message to.

Example: When I send it, I’ll carbon Julia so she’s aware.

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