carbineer
— Noun
– English
~ a soldier (historically a mounted soldier) who is armed with a carbine
carbohydrate
— Noun
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~ an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain
carbolic acid
— Noun
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~ a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally
Carboloy
— Noun
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~ an alloy based on tungsten with cobalt or nickel as a binder; used in making metal-cutting tools
carbomycin
— Noun
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~ a colorless basic antibiotic that inhibits the growth of Gram-positive organisms
carbon
— Noun
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~ an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
carbon
— Noun
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~ 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 14
— Noun
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~ a radioactive isotope of carbon
carbon arc
— Noun
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~ has carbon electrodes
carbon black
— Noun
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~ a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
carbon
— Noun
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~ a copy made with carbon paper
activated carbon
— Noun
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~ powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption; given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote for some kinds of poisons
carbonado
— Noun
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~ a piece of meat (or fish) that has been scored and broiled
carbonado
— Noun
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~ an inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing
carbonara
— Noun
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~ sauce for pasta; contains eggs and bacon or ham and grated cheese
ammonium carbonate
— Noun
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~ a carbonate of ammonium; used in the manufacture of smelling salts and baking powder and ammonium compounds
carbonate
— Noun
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~ a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3)
calcium carbonate
— Noun
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~ a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone
carbonation
— Noun
– English
~ saturation with carbon dioxide (as soda water)