carbon

carbon
carbon [kär′bən]
n.
[Fr carbone < L carbo (gen. carbonis), coal < IE base * ker-, to burn > HEARTH]
1. a nonmetallic chemical element found in many inorganic compounds and all organic compounds: diamond and graphite are pure carbon; carbon is the basic element in coal, coke, charcoal, soot, etc.: symbol, C; at. no., 6: a radioactive isotope (carbon-14) is used as a tracer in chemical and biochemical research, and, because of its half-life of 5,730 years and its presence in all carbon-containing matter, it is a means of dating archaeological specimens, fossils, etc.: see the periodic table of elements in the Reference Supplement
2. a sheet of carbon paper
3. CARBON COPY
4. a stick of carbon used in an arc lamp
5. a carbon plate or rod used in a battery
adj.
of, like, or treated with carbon

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