Definition:
- (n.) An elementary substance, not metallic in its nature, which is present in all organic compounds. Atomic weight 11.97. Symbol C. it is combustible, and forms the base of lampblack and charcoal, and enters largely into mineral coals. In its pure crystallized state it constitutes the diamond, the hardest of known substances, occuring in monometric crystals like the octahedron, etc. Another modification is graphite, or blacklead, and in this it is soft, and occurs in hexagonal prisms or tables. When united with oxygen it forms carbon dioxide, commonly called carbonic acid, or carbonic oxide, according to the proportions of the oxygen; when united with hydrogen, it forms various compounds called hydrocarbons. Compare Diamond, and Graphite.
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carbon vs. carbone
carbon vs. carton
carbon vs. carboy
carbon vs. watermelon
boron vs. carbon
carbon vs. recarbonize
carbon vs. orthoxylene
carbon vs. organogen
carbon vs. oxamidine
carbon vs. phosgenite
carbon vs. carburize
carbon vs. pentine
carbon vs. carburization
carbon vs. tridecane
carbon vs. pentadecane
carbon vs. sodium
carbine vs. carbon
calcium vs. carbon
carbon vs. nitrogen
carbon vs. firedog
carbon vs. silene
carbon vs. undecane
carbon vs. tetradecane
carbon vs. pentene
carbon vs. octene
carbon vs. hexene
carbon vs. heptene
carbon vs. ethylidene
carbon vs. dodecane
butylene vs. carbon
carbon vs. piperidine
autotypy vs. carbon
carbon vs. nonane
carbon vs. gasification
carbon vs. decarbonize
carbon vs. caseharden
carbon vs. chiastolite
carbon vs. tetrahydropyran
carbon vs. reamer
carbon vs. content
carbon vs. wednesday
carbide vs. carbon
carbon vs. lampblack
carbon vs. organometallic
carbon vs. catenation
carbon vs. crayon
carbon vs. saturated
carbon vs. unsaturated
carbon vs. linoleic
carbon vs. pyridine
carbon vs. thiophene
carbon vs. inorganic
carbon vs. organic
carbon vs. ester
carbon vs. ketone
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carbon vs. carbonize
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carbinol vs. carbon
carbon vs. coal
carbon vs. fire
carbon vs. charcoal
carbon vs. stainless
carbon vs. graphite