carbon

n//ˈkɑɹ.bən//

kol, kolatom, karbonpapper, genomslagskopia, koldioxid

  1. (uncountable) 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.

  2. A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.

  3. (countable) An atom of this element, in reference to a molecule containing it.

  4. (countable, informal) A sheet of carbon paper.

  5. (countable, informal) A carbon copy.

  6. (ecology, climate change, uncountable) Ellipsis of carbon dioxide.

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