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carbon-carbon ligases(medicine)
carbon-carbon lyases(medicine)
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carbon(1) (iou) and Red Riding Hood (oh)


carbon(1) (iou)



carbon noun. L18.
[French carbone from Latin carbon-, carbo coal.]
A non-metallic chemical element, atomic no. 6, which occurs in crystalline form as diamond and graphite, in amorphous form as coal and charcoal, and is the basis of all organic compounds. (Symbol C.) L18.
activated carbon: see ACTIVATE verb 1. active carbon: see ACTIVE adjective 5. PYROLYTIC carbon. RADIOCARBON.
An electrode made of carbon, esp. in an arc lamp. M19.
A piece of carbon paper; a carbon copy. L19.
Comb.: carbon-black an amorphous form of carbon suitable for use as a pigment, e.g. lampblack; carbon copy a copy made with carbon paper; fig. an exact copy; carbon cycle (a) Biology the continuous transfer of carbon in various forms from the atmosphere to living organisms by plant photosynthesis, and back to the atmosphere by respiration and decay; (b) Astronomy a thermonuclear chain reaction postulated to occur within stars, in which carbon nuclei act as catalysts in the fusion of hydrogen to form helium; carbon Dating = radiocarbon Dating s.v. RADIOCARBON; carbon dioxide a colourless odourless unreactive gas, CO2, formed by combustion of carbon and in breathing; carbon disulphide a colourless toxic liquid, CS2, used as a solvent for rubber; carbon fibre a thin strong polycrystalline filament of carbon, freq. incorporated in plastic etc. as a strengthening material; carbon-14 a radioactive carbon isotope of mass number 14, used in isotopic Dating (cf. RADIOCARBON); carbon microphone a microphone depending for its action on the varying electrical resistance of carbon granules; carbon monoxide a poisonous, colourless, odourless gas, CO, formed by the incomplete combustion of carbon; carbon paper thin paper coated with carbon or another pigmented material, used to make copies of anything written or typed upon it; carbon sink a forest, ocean, or Other natural environment viewed in terms of its ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere; carbon steel any steel whose properties are mainly determined by its carbon content; carbon tax a tax on fossil fuels, esp. those used by motor vehicles, intended to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide; carbon tetrachloride a colourless toxic liquid, CCl4, used as a solvent in dry cleaning etc.
carbonless adjective M19.

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