car
bon
Plural
carbons
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a nonmetal element that can be found in all organic compounds and living things
- Graphite, used in pencils, is another allotrope of carbon.
- Carbon forms the basis of organic chemistry, being present in all living organisms.
- The carbon in the atmosphere plays a crucial role in the greenhouse effect.
- The industrial process emits large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere.
- Activated carbon is widely used in filtration systems to remove impurities.
2
a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper
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3
a copy made with carbon paper
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