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carbon

[kahr-buhn] / ˈkɑr bən /
NOUN
element
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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Chief Executive Scott Griffin is also looking into solar and carbon markets.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Chief Executive Liz Westcott said the review reflected a shift in international policy positions and slack demand for lower carbon ammonia.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

A 2025 study found that the carbon dioxide released by such companies and their products has substantially worsened heat waves since 2000.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

By grazing on red algae, that can prevent sunlight reaching the meadow, sea hares play a role in restoring eelgrass, which is vital to coastal ecosystems and an important carbon sink.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

The problem was that you needed something really hot–hotter even than the middle of the hottest stars–to forge carbon and iron and the other elements without which we would be distressingly immaterial.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

More disordered carbons store ions more efficiently in their nanopores, and the team are hoping to use these results to design better supercapacitors.

From Science Daily Apr. 18, 2024

"The synthesis of quaternary carbons, however, is a long-standing challenge in the field of organic chemistry, typically requiring numerous steps and relying on harsh conditions or less accessible starting materials."

From Science Daily Apr. 5, 2024

Energy Information Administration, the global supply of crude oil, other liquid carbons, and biofuels is expected to meet global demand through 2050.

From Seattle Times May 5, 2023

A particular ceramide’s character depends on the size of its acyl tail, a portion of the molecule that can contain from 12 to more than 26 carbons.

From Science Magazine Mar. 15, 2023

Then I sorted out the carbons, stamped on a by-line, put the stuff in a couple of big manila envelopes and rang for a boy to take them to the Gare St. Lazare.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway




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