Word

carbon, n.
(carbons)
freq. cnt. 6

an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
<noun.substance> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

C atomic number 6 carbon

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derivationally related form

carbonic carbonate carburize carburise carbonize carbonize carbonise carbonise

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hyponym

fullerene radiocarbon, carbon 14 char charcoal, wood coal carbon black, lampblack, soot, smut, crock activated carbon, activated charcoal graphite, black lead, plumbago diamond, adamant

hypernym

element, chemical element

substance holonym

coal petroleum, crude oil, crude, rock oil, fossil oil, oil limestone

a copy made with carbon paper
<noun.artifact>

carbon carbon copy

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hypernym

copy

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
<noun.substance>

carbon carbon paper

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hypernym

paper