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carbon

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


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Such techniques were pioneered by direct-air capture companies such as Climeworks and Heirloom, which largely focus on selling carbon credits to companies needing to lower their overall emissions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

The findings could also improve our understanding of major geochemical cycles, particularly the long-term carbon cycle, which helps regulate Earth's climate by moving carbon between the surface and the planet's interior.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

From there, it must cut an additional 86 million metric tons of carbon by 2030.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

That is because the process of liquefying, shipping and then turning LNG back in to natural gas on arrival is extremely energy intensive, compared with pumping it ashore by a pipeline, creating higher carbon emissions.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

The tank beneath was filled with charcoal, pieces burned out of whole sticks and limbs in carbon effigies of the trees themselves.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

According to the researchers, the reactions proceed rapidly because the alkene carbons in cubene and quadricyclene are severely pyramidalized instead of flat.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 23, 2026

Particularly intriguing was the large number of carbon atoms bound specifically to three other carbons and one oxygen atom, a structure being very rare in biomolecules.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 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

He opened his order book and straightened the carbons with patient care.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck


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