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Carbon
/ˈkɑɹbən/
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.
📖 Definitions of "Carbon"
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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.
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An atom of this element, in reference to a molecule containing it.
"A methane molecule is made up of a single carbon with four hydrogens."
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A sheet of carbon paper.
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A carbon copy.
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To cause (someone) to receive a carbon copy of an email message.
"When I send it, I'll carbon Julia so she's aware."
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