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Showing words for CARBON using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Carbon

carbon, corban

5 Letter Words for Carbon

acorn, acron, ancor, bacon, banco, baron, bronc, carbo, carob, coarb, cobra, coran, narco, racon

4 Letter Words for Carbon

abor, acor, arco, arno, banc, barn, boar, boca, bona, bora, born, bran, caon, carb, carn, cora, corn, crab, cran, narc, oban, onca, oran, orca, orna, raob, roan

3 Letter Words for Carbon

abc, abn, abo, abr, anc, aob, aor, arb, arc, arn, bac, ban, bar, boa, boc, bon, bor, bra, bro, cab, can, car, cob, con, cor, cro, nab, nar, nco, noa, nob, nor, oar, oba, oca, ona, ora, orb, orc, rab, ran, rna, rob, roc, ron

Definitions for Carbon

[1] Chemistry . a widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, etc., and that occurs in a pure state as diamond and graphite, and in an impure state as charcoal. Symbol : C; atomic weight : 12.011; atomic number : 6; specific gravity : (of diamond) 3.51 at 20°C; (of graphite) 2.26 at 20°C.
[2] carbon dioxide or other carbon compounds that are emitted into the atmosphere and cause rising temperatures: the carbon produced by burning fossil fuels.
[3] carbon copy.
[4] a sheet of carbon paper.
[5] Electricity . the carbon rod through which current is conducted between the electrode holder and the arc in carbon arc lighting or welding. the rod or plate, composed in part of carbon, used in batteries.
[6] pertaining to or noting the element carbon or any of its compounds, especially carbon dioxide: to reduce carbon emissions.
[7] a nonmetallic element existing in the three crystalline forms: graphite, diamond, and buckminsterfullerene: occurring in carbon dioxide, coal, oil, and all organic compounds. The isotope carbon-12 has been adopted as the standard for atomic wt; carbon-14 , a radioisotope with a half-life of 5700 years, is used in radiocarbon dating and as a tracer. Symbol: C; atomic no: 6; atomic wt: 12.011; valency: 2, 3, or 4; relative density: 1.8–2.1 (amorphous), 1.9–2.3 (graphite), 3.15–3.53 (diamond); sublimes at 3367±25°C; boiling pt: 4827°C (as modifier ) a carbon compound
[8] short for carbon paper, carbon copy
[9] a carbon electrode used in a carbon-arc light or in carbon-arc welding
[10] a rod or plate, made of carbon, used in some types of battery

Words related to Carbon

soot, graphite, lead, coal, replica, copy, charcoal, coke

Words nearby Carbon

carbolic, carbolic acid, carbolize, carboloy, carboluria, carbon, carbon 12, carbon 13, carbon 14, carbon 14 dating, carbon arc

Origin of Carbon

1780–90; < French carbone, coinage based on Latin carbōn- (stem of carbō ) charcoal

Other words from Carbon

car·bon·less , adjective
non·car·bon , noun
carbonaceous adjective

Word origin for Carbon

C18: from French carbone, from Latin carbō charcoal, dead or glowing coal

Synonyms for Carbon

graphite, soot, charcoal, coal, coke, copy, lead, replica