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carbon

noun as in element

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These tiny algae remove carbon from seawater, release oxygen, and create delicate calcite plates that eventually sink to the ocean floor.

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Under the terms of the project, 60% of the revenues generated by selling carbon credits will go directly to the farmers and local communities.

While red supergiants tend to produce oxygen-rich, silicate dust, this star's dust appeared rich with carbon.

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This results in the release of unknown quantities of neurotoxins, carbon monoxide and other chemicals into the air.

An elegant wainscoting of polished carbon fiber stretches across the four doors, accented with aluminum bezels and wire-thin LED lighting.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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