carbon : Idioms & Phrases

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activated carbon

  • noun powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption; given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote for some kinds of poisons
    activated charcoal.
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carbon 14

  • noun a radioactive isotope of carbon
    radiocarbon.
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carbon arc

  • noun has carbon electrodes
    carbon arc.
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carbon arc lamp

  • noun has carbon electrodes
    carbon arc.
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carbon atom

  • noun an atom of carbon
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carbon black

  • noun a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
    smut; soot; crock; lampblack.
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Carbon compounds, Compounds of carbon

  • (Chem.), those compounds consisting largely of carbon, commonly produced by animals and plants, and hence called organic compounds, though their synthesis may be effected in many cases in the laboratory. -
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carbon copy

  • noun a copy made with carbon paper
    carbon.
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carbon cycle

  • noun the organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again
  • noun a thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars
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carbon dating

  • noun a chemical analysis used to determine the age of organic materials based on their content of the radioisotope carbon-14; believed to be reliable up to 40,000 years
    radiocarbon dating; carbon dating.
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carbon dichloride

  • noun anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes
    tetrachloroethylene; tetrachlorethylene; ethylene tetrachloride.
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carbon dioxide

  • noun a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis
    CO2; carbonic acid gas.
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Carbon dioxide, Carbon monoxide

  • . (Chem.) See under Carbonic.
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carbon dioxide acidosis

  • noun acidosis resulting from reduced gas exchange in the lungs (as in emphysema or pneumonia); excess carbon dioxide combines with water to form carbonic acid which increases the acidity of the blood
    respiratory acidosis.
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carbon disulfide

  • noun a toxic colorless flammable liquid (CS2); used in the manufacture of rayon and cellophane and carbon tetrachloride and as a solvent for rubber
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Carbon light

  • (Elec.), an extremely brilliant electric light produced by passing a galvanic current through two carbon points kept constantly with their apexes neary in contact.
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carbon monoxide

  • noun an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
    CO; carbon monoxide.
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carbon monoxide gas

  • noun an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
    CO; carbon monoxide.
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carbon monoxide poisoning

  • noun a toxic condition that results from inhaling and absorbing carbon monoxide gas
    • carbon monoxide combines with hemoglobin and displaces oxygen in the blood
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carbon nanotube

  • noun a fullerene molecule having a cylindrical or toroidal shape
    nanotube.
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carbon paper

  • noun 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
    carbon.
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Carbon point

  • (Elec.), a small cylinder or bit of gas carbon moved forward by clockwork so that, as it is burned away by the electric current, it shall contantly maintain its proper relation to the opposing point.
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carbon process

  • noun a process of printing on paper coated with bichromated gelatin containing pigment
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carbon steel

  • noun steel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of carbon it contains
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carbon tet

  • noun a colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils; because of its toxicity its use as a cleaning fluid or fire extinguisher has declined
    tetrachloromethane; perchloromethane; carbon tet.
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carbon tetrachloride

  • noun a colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils; because of its toxicity its use as a cleaning fluid or fire extinguisher has declined
    tetrachloromethane; perchloromethane; carbon tet.
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carbon tetrahalide

  • noun compounds composed of 1 carbon and 4 halogen molecules
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Carbon tissue

  • paper coated with gelatine and pigment, used in the autotype process of photography. Abney.
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carbon-14 dating

  • noun a chemical analysis used to determine the age of organic materials based on their content of the radioisotope carbon-14; believed to be reliable up to 40,000 years
    radiocarbon dating; carbon dating.
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Gas carbon

  • a compact variety of carbon obtained as an incrustation on the interior of gas retorts, and used for the manufacture of the carbon rods of pencils for the voltaic, arc, and for the plates of voltaic batteries, etc.
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Gas carbon, Gas coke

  • etc. See under Carbon, Coke, etc.
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Graphitic carbon

  • in iron or steel, that portion of the carbon which is present as graphite.
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low-carbon steel

  • noun steel with less than 0.15% carbon
    mild steel; soft-cast steel.
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Unsymmetrical carbon atom

  • (Chem.), one which is united at once to four different atoms or radicals. This condition usually occasions physical isomerism, with the attendant action on polarized light.
Webster 1913