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carbon
noun
-
carbon
a
non-metal
chemical
element
(
symbol
C
)
that
appears
in
forms
such
as
diamond
and
graphite
and
is
present
in
all
living
things
•
Diamonds
are
made
entirely
of
carbon
.
Diamonds
are
made
entirely
of
carbon
.
•
Plants
take
in
carbon
from
the
air
during
photosynthesis
.
Plants
take
in
carbon
from
the
air
during
photosynthesis
.
From
Latin
carbo
“
coal
,
glowing
ember
,”
later
used
in
scientific
Latin
to
name
the
element
.
noun
a
duplicate
copy
of
a
document
made
with
carbon
paper
•
The
accountant
asked
for
a
carbon
of
each
invoice
.
The
accountant
asked
for
a
carbon
of
each
invoice
.
•
Can
you
hand
me
the
carbon
so
I
can
file
it
?
Can
you
hand
me
the
carbon
so
I
can
file
it
?
Short
for
“
carbon
copy
,”
from
the
carbon
paper
placed
between
sheets
when
typing
to
create
duplicates
.
noun
-
carbon
the
carbon
dioxide
released
by
human
activities
,
especially
discussed
when
talking
about
climate
change
•
We
are
trying
to
cut
our
carbon
by
cycling
to
work
.
We
are
trying
to
cut
our
carbon
by
cycling
to
work
.
•
The
company's
new
policy
aims
to
be
carbon
neutral
by
2030
.
The
company's
new
policy
aims
to
be
carbon
neutral
by
2030
.
Extension
of
the
chemical
term
,
using
“
carbon
”
to
stand
for
the
carbon
dioxide
gas
produced
by
burning
fossil
fuels
.
