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   carbon

   /ˈkɑːbən/

   noun

   • 1. the chemical element of atomic number 6, a non-metal which has two main forms (diamond and graphite) and which also occurs in impure form in charcoal, soot, and coal.
   • ▪ carbon fibre: "a bike with a carbon frame"
   • ▪ a rod of carbon in an arc lamp.
   • ▪ a piece of carbon paper or a carbon copy.
   • 2. carbon dioxide or other gaseous carbon compounds released into the atmosphere, associated with climate change: "the level of carbon in the atmosphere has been consistently rising"

   Word Origin late 18th century: from French carbone, from Latin carbo, carbon- ‘coal, charcoal’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. carbonless adjective

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