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 |
tetrachlorethylene
tetrachloroethylene
ethylene tetrachloride
carbon dichloride | anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes |
| carbon process | a process of printing on paper coated with bichromated gelatin containing pigment |
| 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 |
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 |
| 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 |
carbonaceous
carbonous
carbonic
carboniferous | relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon |