: a nonmetallic chemical element with atomic number 6 that readily forms compounds with many other elements and is a constituent of organic compounds in all known living tissues—often used before another noun
a carbon of the document this new digital camera is a carbon of a well-known model costing almost twice as much
Recent Examples on the WebThe shift, known as the Merge, will save huge amounts of energy and prevent carbon from spewing into the air. Steven Zeitchik, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2022 The carbon is then fermented and turned into a liquid ethanol using bacteria, a process not unlike making beer. Steve Larese, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2022 These are compounds that contain carbon, and often hydrogen or oxygen, which are likely crucial to life forming.WIRED, 16 Sep. 2022 It’s not just electric vehicles that will reduce the amount of carbon generated by the U.S. transportation system. Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 16 Sep. 2022 The instrument’s analysis revealed that the organic minerals are likely aromatics, or stable molecules of carbon and hydrogen, which are connected to sulfates. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 15 Sep. 2022 The agency said Wednesday that the New England Climate-Smart Forest Partnership Project will include large commercial producers as well as small woodlot owners with a goal of storing more carbon in forests.Fox News, 15 Sep. 2022 India is advancing a carbon market scheme to cut emissions, Germany approved a $180 billion program to facilitate clean energy, and Australia adopted its first climate legislation in a decade. Justin Worland, Time, 15 Sep. 2022 The presence of organic molecules — typically made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen — does not necessarily mean there was once life on the Red Planet, but organics are considered to be key ingredients for life. Denise Chow, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
French carbone, from Latin carbon-, carbo ember, charcoal
ADJECTIVE | CARBON + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤pure純碳◇Diamonds are crystals of pure carbon.鑽石是純碳的結晶體。➤organic有機碳▸➤radioactive放射性碳▸➤activated活性碳CARBON + NOUN➤content含碳量◇iron with a high carbon content含碳量高的鐵➤atom, isotope碳原子;碳同位素▸➤fibre/fiber碳纖維➤steel碳鋼➤emission碳排放➤footprint碳足跡➤offsetting碳補償➤tax碳排放稅PHRASES➤a form of carbon碳的一種形態