radiocarbon dating carbon dating carbon- dating | a chemical analysis used to determine the age of organic materials based on their content of the radioisotope carbon-, believed to be reliable up to , years |
carbon carbon copy | a copy made with carbon paper |
carbon arc lamp carbon arc | has carbon electrodes |
subject content depicted object | something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation, a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject |
tetrachlorethylene tetrachloroethylene ethylene tetrachloride carbon dichloride | anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes |
heat content total heat enthalpy H | (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure, enthalpy is the amount of energy in a system capable of doing mechanical work |
content cognitive content mental object | the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned |
content word openlass word | a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned |
message content subject matter substance | what a communication that is about something is about |
latent content | (psychoanalysis) hidden meaning of a fantasy or dream |
carbon process | a process of printing on paper coated with bichromated gelatin containing pigment |
content | everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something, he emptied the contents of his pockets, the two groups were similar in content |
carbon cycle | a thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars |
carbon cycle | the organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again |
volume unit capacity unit capacity measure cubage unit cubic measure cubic content unit displacement unit cubature unit | a unit of measurement of volume or capacity |
capacity content | the amount that can be contained, the gas tank has a capacity of gallons |
content | the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc. |
respiratory acidosis carbon dioxide acidosis | 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 |
contentedness content | the state of being contented with your situation in life, he relaxed in sleepy contentedness, they could read to their heart's content |
carbon monoxide poisoning | a toxic condition that results from inhaling and absorbing carbon monoxide gas, carbon monoxide combines with hemoglobin and displaces oxygen in the blood |
carbon nanotube nanotube | a fullerene molecule having a cylindrical or toroidal shape |
carbon C atomic number | an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond, occurs in all organic compounds |
carbon atom | an atom of carbon |
radiocarbon carbon | a radioactive isotope of carbon |
carbon black lampblack soot smut crock | a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink |
activated carbon activated charcoal | powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption, given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote for some kinds of poisons |
carbon dioxide CO carbonic acid gas | a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances, absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis |
carbon disulfide | a toxic colorless flammable liquid (CS), used in the manufacture of rayon and cellophane and carbon tetrachloride and as a solvent for rubber |
carbon monoxide carbon monoxide gas CO | an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon |
carbon paper carbon | 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 tetrachloride carbon tet tetrachloromethane perchloromethane | 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 tetrahalide | compounds composed of carbon and halogen molecules |
carbon steel | steel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of carbon it contains |
content | satisfy in a limited way, He contented himself with one glass of beer per day |
content | make content, I am contented |
contented content | satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are, a contented smile |