Carbon
Meanings and phrases
carbon
- an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds; C; atomic number 6
- a copy made with carbon paper; carbon 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; carbon paper
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- 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
- The metal is supported on activated carbon in order to maximize its surface area and activity.
- He was able to extend the life of activated carbon at least 7 times by using a microbial process.
- Advancements in the 1970s have seen activated carbon used in extracting gold from the leach solution.
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- an atom of carbon
- The two sp orbitals project on opposite sides of the carbon atom.
- Each carbon atom in the hexagonal cycle has four electrons to share.
- The bond length between the carbon atom and the oxygen atom is 112.8 pm.
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- a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink; lampblack; soot; smut; crock
- For example, carbon black increases absorption of the laser beam.
- The bike was finished in pearl shock red/pearl ice white or metallic aviation grey/metallic carbon black livery.
- The machine gained lighter wheels and pearl shock red/metallic carbon black or pearl ice white/metallic carbon black liveries were offered.
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- the organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again
- a thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars
- As such it is an important sink in the carbon cycle.
- The paths of carbon in the environment form the carbon cycle.
- He is known for his work in understanding the carbon cycle in plants.
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- 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-14 dating
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- anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes; tetrachlorethylene; tetrachloroethylene; ethylene tetrachloride
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- 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
- These include nitrate, sulfate, and carbon dioxide.
- China is the world's largest carbon dioxide emitter.
- After this, it can be metabolized to carbon dioxide.
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- 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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- 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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- an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon; carbon monoxide gas; CO
- The other common oxide is carbon monoxide (CO).
- Solid carbon monoxide is a component of comets.
- Halley's Comet is about 15% carbon monoxide.
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- an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon; carbon monoxide; CO
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- a toxic condition that results from inhaling and absorbing carbon monoxide gas
- Too much carbon monoxide causes carbon monoxide poisoning.
- He committed suicide in 1993, dying of carbon monoxide poisoning.
- A well known monoxide is carbon monoxide; see carbon monoxide poisoning.
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- a fullerene molecule having a cylindrical or toroidal shape; nanotube
- The carbon nanotube is an example of a quantum wire.
- This nanotube was grown inside a multi-walled carbon nanotube.
- NIST RM 8281 is a mixture of three lengths of single-wall carbon nanotube.
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- 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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- steel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of carbon it contains
- Chisels are made of high carbon steel.
- It can form alloys with iron, of which the most common is carbon steel.
- Carburization can be used to increase the surface hardness of low carbon steel.
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- 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; carbon tetrachloride; tetrachloromethane; perchloromethane
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- 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; carbon tet; tetrachloromethane; perchloromethane
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- National carbon emissions are self-declared.
- Nonetheless, in 2014 carbon emissions had declined again.
- He opposed the Obama administration's efforts to reduce carbon emissions.
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- Monofins can be made of glass fiber or carbon fiber.
- A typical modern carbon fiber frame can weighs less than .
- It also supports a new optional carbon fiber weave top cover.
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- The aircraft is made from carbon fibre composites.
- They built the first carbon fibre stay cable bridge.
- Bodywork features extensive use of carbon fibre.
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- Heptose A heptose is a monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms.
- : The applications of alkanes depend on the number of carbon atoms.
- The compound has two chiral centers, at the carbon atoms C14 and C85.
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- ISO/TS 10798 is also valid for multiwall carbon nanotubes.
- Gold nanoparticles or carbon nanotubes are the most likely candidate.
- Cylindrical fullerenes are also called carbon nanotubes or buckytubes.
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- HARBEC has a goal of "no carbon footprint by 2015".
- USDA offers a tool called COMET-Farm that estimates a farm's carbon footprint.
- Cicilline has expressed concern about the Providence metropolitan area's carbon footprint.
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- However capturing carbon dioxide emissions is generally not economically viable.
- In 2016 world gross carbon dioxide emissions from coal usage were 14.5 giga tonnes.
- In 2006, U.S. carbon dioxide emissions, largely from fossil fuel combustion, were estimated at nearly .
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- The carbon tax is expected to raise $3 billion annually by 2018.
- Scheer has described his opposition to a federally-imposed carbon tax.
- The plan includes an economy-wide carbon tax starting in 2017 and a cap on emissions from the oil sands.
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- The Branco River has pH 6–7 and low levels of dissolved organic carbon.
- If any of these processes occur, the organic carbon is released back into the system.
- Radiocarbon dating is used for geologically young materials containing organic carbon.
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- carbon capture and storage, bioenergy and offshore wind power.
- Another long-term option is carbon capture directly from the air using hydroxides.
- Furthermore, they seek to construct at least one full-scale carbon capture demonstration plant by 2020.
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- Due to the low carbon content maraging steels have good machinability.
- Carburization can be used to increase the surface hardness of low carbon steel.
- The vast majority of weld nuts are manufactured in low carbon steel or stainless steel.
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- Some elements, such as carbon or silicon, may be considered ceramics.
- Fire detection and fire suppression systems, such as carbon dioxide, may be installed.
- As many other common gases are not flammable (such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and argon, etc.
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- As such, of atmospheric carbon dioxide contains carbon-14.
- Increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide means increase in global temperature.
- This event could have led to a draw down of atmospheric carbon dioxide of up to 470 ppm.
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- The company also claims to be 100% carbon neutral.
- Formula 1 has launched a plan to become carbon neutral by 2030.
- Maersk set a goal in December 2018 to be carbon neutral by 2050.
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- Due to the low carbon content maraging steels have good machinability.
- The hardness, yield stress and shear stress increase with the carbon content in TaC.
- A carbon raiser is added to increase the carbon content of the steel to the specified level.
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- He opposed the Obama administration's efforts to reduce carbon emissions.
- She also writes about America’s reluctance in the global efforts to reduce carbon emissions.
- Because pig iron could be melted, people began to develop processes to reduce carbon in liquid pig iron to create steel.
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- As such, of atmospheric carbon dioxide contains carbon-14.
- Increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide means increase in global temperature.
- This event could have led to a draw down of atmospheric carbon dioxide of up to 470 ppm.
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- Also, agricultural carbon sequestration is not possible yet.
- These removals are typically referred to as carbon sequestration.
- Another proposed form of carbon sequestration in the ocean is direct injection.
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- Therefore, the amount of carbon on Earth is effectively constant.
- This is much more than the amount of carbon in the oceans or atmosphere (below).
- The amount of carbon dioxide varies naturally in a dynamic equilibrium with photosynthesis of land plants.
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- In particular, cAMP is low when glucose is the carbon source.
- The most popular carbon source that is used to produce graphene is methane gas.
- Researchers have also suggested using biomass as a carbon source for fuel production.
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- Almost all Brassicaceae have C3 carbon fixation.
- These include Crassulacean acid metabolism, carbon fixation, and pyrenoids.
- The data will be used to determine the approximate carbon fixation rate of Costa Rican forests.
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- Large diatoms require more carbon uptake than smaller diatoms.
- The more carbon atoms there are in any fatty acid, the longer its chain will be.
- Coal liquefaction emits more carbon dioxide than liquid fuel production from crude oil.
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- the effects are: Another albedo-related effect on the climate is from black carbon particles.
- The fossils of the Burgess Shale are preserved as black carbon films on black shales, and so are difficult to photograph; however, various photographic techniques can improve the quality of the images that can be acquired.
- The size of this effect is difficult to quantify: the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that the global mean radiative forcing for black carbon aerosols from fossil fuels is +0.2 W m, with a range +0.1 to +0.4 W m. Black carbon is a bigger cause of the melting of the polar ice cap in the Arctic than carbon dioxide due to its effect on the albedo.