carbon
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Mr. Carney won early support by canceling his predecessor’s carbon tax, rolling back planning requirements for construction and proving a shrewd political operator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The signal contained carbon monoxide absorption lines arranged in a barcode-like sequence, a feature commonly expected in the atmospheres of giant planets.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
Those measurements helped rule out other possibilities, such as a distant background star or a brown dwarf whose atmosphere also contained carbon monoxide.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
By measuring the chemistry of rivers draining the mines, they quantified the extent of acid mine drainage and how much of the water was neutralized through mineral reactions that produce carbon dioxide.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
This method is based on the slow decay of radioactive carbon 14, a very minor component of carbon, the ubiquitous building block of life, into the nonradioactive isotope nitrogen 14.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Going shorter than four carbons resulted in an IL that didn't mix well with oil and was less thermally stable, he added.
From Science Daily ● May 2, 2024
"Quaternary carbons are ubiquitous across various areas of research -- from drug discovery to material science," says co-first author Nathan Dao, a PhD candidate at Scripps Research.
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
After choosing a nib Tillie said, "I hope in the future, Noah, that you will use a ballpoint pen only when you have to press hard to make multiple carbons."
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
Vocabulary lists containing carbon
Black and Gray
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