Engelsk substantiv: carbon |
1. | carbon (om masse eller substans) an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | atomic number 6, C |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | chemical element, element |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | activated carbon, activated charcoal, adamant, black lead, carbon 14, carbon black, char, charcoal, crock, diamond, fullerene, graphite, lampblack, plumbago, radiocarbon, smut, soot, wood coal |
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| Vedrørende disse overordnede uttrykkene | coal, crude, crude oil, fossil oil, limestone, oil, petroleum, rock oil |
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2. | carbon (om masse eller substans) 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 |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | carbon paper |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | paper |
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3. | carbon (om gjenstand) a copy made with carbon paper |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | carbon copy |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | copy |
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