| 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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