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carbon

Definition

  • noun: a chemical element that forms diamonds and coal and that is found in petroleum and in all living plants and animals
  • noun: a nonmetallic chiefly tetravalent element found native (as in diamond and graphite) or as a constituent of coal, petroleum, and asphalt, of limestone and other 'carbonates', and of organic compounds or obtained artificially in varying degrees of purity especially as carbon black, lampblack, activated carbon, charcoal, and coke
  • synonyms: compounds of carbon, carbon monoxide

Examples

  • I'll need a 'carbon copy' of that receipt.

  • She's a 'carbon copy' of her mother.

  • a 'carbon' of the document

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) We have an indigenous population of humanoids called the Na'vi. They're fond of arrows dipped in a neurotoxin that'll stop your heart in one minute. And they have bones reinforced with naturally occurring carbon fiber. They are very hard to kill. As head of security, it is my job to keep you alive. (..)
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