English words: carboceramic to carbowax
300 English words, part 22 of 202 of the words starting with C, A to Z. 18 have a page of their own.
English words carboceramic to carbowax
- carboceramic adjective: Made of a composite material consisting of both carbon and ceramic, used in brakes and proppants in grinding and fracking.
- carbocernaite noun: An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing barium, calcium, carbon, cerium, oxygen, sodium, and strontium.
- carbochemical adjective: Relating to carbochemistry
- carbochemistry noun: The chemistry of carbon, especially the chemical transformation of coal into industrially useful materials
- carbochlorination noun: Reaction with carbon and chlorine, either as the elements or as phosgene
- carbochol noun: A slowly-hydrolyzed cholinergic agonist that acts at both muscarinic and nicotinic receptors
- carbocisteine noun: A mucolytic that reduces the viscosity of sputum.
- carbocromen noun: A particular vasodilator.
- carbocupration noun: A carbometallation reaction involving copper.
- carbocyanin noun: Alternative form of carbocyanine.
- carbocyanine noun: Any of a family of dyes having a structure containing two quinoline groups connected by a bridge of conjugated single- and double bonds
- carbocycle noun: The system of hydrocarbon rings in a specific class of compounds.
- carbocyclic adjective: describing a ring, all of whose atoms are carbon
- carbocyclization noun: Any cyclization reaction in which a heteroatom is replaced by one of carbon
- carbocysteine noun: Alternative form of carbocisteine.
- carbodiimide noun: the compound HN=C=NH, or any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives
- carbodynamite noun: A form of dynamite in which charcoal is used as the absorbent
- carboethoxy noun: An ethyl ester of a carboxylic acid when used as a substituent -CO₂-CH₂CH₃
- carbofos noun: Alternative form of carbophos.
- carbofuran noun: A highly toxic carbamate pesticide used on field crops.
- carbogen noun: A mixture of carbon dioxide and oxygen gas.
- carbogenated adjective: Synonym of carbonated.
- carbogene noun: Alternative form of carbogen.
- carbogenic adjective: Describing any complex, poorly-characterised organic compounds, derived from others by loss of various elements (especially hydrogen and oxygen), that are...
- carbograph noun: A graphitized form of carbon black
- carbohæmia noun: Accumulation of wasteful elements of carbon or mere carbon inside blood.
- carbohaemoglobin noun: Alternative form of carbaminohemoglobin.
- carbohelicene noun: Any helicene that is not a heterohelicene
- carbohemoglobin noun: Alternative form of carbaminohemoglobin.
- carboheterocyclic adjective: heterocyclic with one of the atoms being carbon
- carbohydrase noun: Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars
- carbohydrate noun /kɑːbəʊˈhaɪdɹeɪt/: A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.
- carbohydrate loading noun: A dietary strategy used by athletes and in healthcare to maximize the storage of glycogen in the muscles.
- carbohydrated adjective: Modified by treatment with a carbohydrate
- carbohydraturia noun: The presence of carbohydrates (principally sugars) in the urine
- carbohydrazide noun: Any N,N'-diamino derivative of urea
- carbohydride noun: A hydrocarbon.
- carbohydrolytic adjective: That breaks down complex carbohydrates into simple sugars
- carboirite noun: A mineral containing iron, aluminum, oxygen and hydrogen that is found in southern France.
- carbokentbrooksite noun: A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal yellow mineral containing calcium, carbon, cerium, chlorine, hydrogen, lanthanum, manganese, neodymium, niobium, oxygen,...
- carbol noun: Synonym of carbolic acid.
- carbolactam noun: The lactam of a carboxylic acid
- carbolate noun: Any salt of carbolic acid
- carbolated adjective: Modified by the addition of carbolic acid
- carbolfuchsin noun: A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
- carbolic adjective, noun: of, relating to or containing carbolic acid
- carbolic acid noun: phenol (C₆H₅OH)
- carbolic soap noun: a mildly disinfectant soap containing carbolic acid (phenol)
- carbolically adverb: With carbolic acid.
- carboligase noun: An enzyme that catalyses a carboligation (decarboxylation and ligation) reaction
- carboligation noun: decarboxylation and ligation
- carboline noun: Any of four isomeric tricyclic heterocycles, derivatives of which often have biological action, consisting of a pyridine ring fused with the five-membered...
- carbolineum noun: An oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown coal tar mixture, formerly used to preserve wooden structures.
- carbolise verb: Alternative form of carbolize.
- carbolite noun: A phenol formaldehyde resin analogous to Bakelite used in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union
- carbolize verb: To wash or treat with carbolic acid; to phenolize.
- carboload verb: Alternative form of carbo-load.
- Carboloy noun: A composite material consisting of tungsten carbide particles cemented into a cobalt or nickel binder, notable for its hardness and heat-resistance, used...
- carboluria noun: The presence of carbolic acid (phenol) in the urine
- carbomer noun: An expanded molecule obtained by insertion of a C₂ (carbon) unit in a given molecule
- carbomeric adjective: Relating to a carbomer
- carbometalate noun: An anion or compound containing carbon and one or metal atoms, where the amount of carbon exceeds the amount of metal.
- carbometalation noun: Alternative form of carbometallation.
- carbometallation noun: An addition reaction in which an organometallic compound is added across a double bond or triple bond.
- carbometer noun: An instrument used to estimate the carbon content of steel by measuring its magnetic properties
- carbomethoxy noun: A methyl ester of a carboxylic acid when used as a substituent -CO₂-CH₃
- carbomethoxyl noun: Alternative form of carbomethoxy.
- carbomonoxyhaemoglobin noun: Alternative spelling of carbomonoxyhemoglobin.
- carbomonoxyhemoglobin noun: Synonym of carboxyhemoglobin.
- carbomorph noun: An electrically conducting plastic sheet from which electronic circuits can be printed.
- carbomycin noun: A crystalline macrolide antibiotic with the molecular formula C₄₂H₆₇NO₁₆, derived from the bacterium Streptomyces halstedii.
- carbon noun, verb /ˈkɑɹ.bən/: The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6. It can be found in pure form for example as graphite, a black, shiny and very soft material, or...
- carbon-12 noun: The most abundant of the two stable isotopes of carbon, 126C, having six protons and six neutrons; it is the standard for atomic weight and is used to...
- carbon-13 noun: The less common of the two stable isotopes of carbon, 136C, having six protons and seven neutrons.
- carbon-13 NMR noun: An analytical technique used to study the structure and environment of carbon atoms within organic molecules by detecting the magnetic properties of the...
- carbon-14 noun: A radioactive isotope of carbon, 146C, having six protons and eight neutrons; it is used in radiocarbon dating.
- carbon anhydride noun: carbon dioxide
- carbon arc noun: an arc struck between the tip of a carbon electrode and a piece of metal being welded
- carbon audit noun: The systematic measurement of the carbon footprint of a person, organization or state, for use in carbon emissions trading.
- carbon-based adjective: Based on organic biopolymers.
- carbon bisulfide noun: Carbon disulfide.
- carbon bisulphide noun: Alternative form of carbon disulfide.
- carbon black noun: A fine black powder of amorphous carbon manufactured by the incomplete combustion of natural gas or oil, and used as a pigment in the manufacture of ink and...
- carbon budget noun /ˈkɑː.bən ˈbʌdʒɪt/: The maximum cumulative amount of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions compatible with a given global-warming target (e.g., 1.5 °C), for a stated...
- carbon burning noun: The nucleosynthesis process, in stars of greater than 8 solar mass that have exhausted their helium supply, in which carbon is converted to neon, sodium,...
- carbon capture noun: A set of technologies designed to capture emissions of carbon dioxide from sources like power plants and industrial facilities before they enter the atmosphere.
- carbon-carbon bond noun: A covalent bond between two carbon atoms.
- carbon chloride noun: Carbon tetrachloride.
- carbon copy noun, verb: A copy produced in an alternated stack of ordinary sheets of paper and carbon papers. The pressure applied on the top sheet (by a pen or typewriter) causes...
- carbon cost noun: Synonym of carbon footprint.
- carbon credit noun: A certified carbon dioxide emission displacement credit, supposed to be equal to one tonne of carbon dioxide removed from the environment.
- carbon cycle noun: The physical cycle of carbon through the Earth’s biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere that includes such processes as photosynthesis,...
- carbon-date verb: To gauge the age of (an organic material) by comparing the ratio of carbon isotopes.
- carbon dating noun, verb: radiocarbon dating.
- carbon debt noun: the overuse, by an individual or state, of the carbon dioxide absorption capacity of the world's oceans, vegetation and soil
- carbon detonation noun: The explosive ignition of thermonuclear fusion within a carbon-oxygen white dwarf star that occurs when its mass exceeds approximately 1.4 times that of the...
- carbon dioxide noun /ˌkɑː.bən daɪˈɒk.saɪd/: The normal oxide of carbon, CO₂; a colorless, odorless gas formed during respiration and combustion and consumed by plants during photosynthesis.
- carbon dioxide equivalent noun: A unit of measure of global warming potential denoting the mass of carbon dioxide that would have the same global warming effect as that of a given mass of...
- carbon dioxide snow noun: Dry ice.
- carbon diselenide noun: The binary compound of carbon and selenium CSe₂
- carbon disulfide noun: A binary compound of carbon and sulfur, CS₂, a colourless liquid with a not-unpleasant smell; used as a specialist solvent, and in the manufacture of...
- carbon disulphide noun: Alternative spelling of carbon disulfide.
- carbon emissions trading noun: The trading of emission allowances for carbon dioxide.
- carbon-ferrous adjective: Pertaining to a type of asteroid, meteor, or comet, that contains mainly the carbon element and iron.
- carbon fiber noun: A very strong filament made by the pyrolysis of a synthetic fiber such as rayon.
- carbon fibre noun: Alternative spelling of carbon fiber.
- carbon fixation noun: any process, such as photosynthesis, whereby atmospheric carbon dioxide is converted into organic compounds
- carbon footprint noun: A measure of the amount of carbon dioxide produced by a person, organization or state in a given time.
- carbon-free adjective: Not containing carbon.
- carbon group noun: The vertical group of the periodic table containing carbon, silicon, germanium, tin and lead; the elements have a valence of 4, and show the typical...
- carbon inset noun: A carbon offset achieved by a company within its own operational chain.
- carbon insetting noun: The use of carbon insets.
- carbon-intensive adjective: Describing any process that has a high carbon footprint in relation to its economic importance
- carbon leakage noun: The transfer of CO₂-intensive industries, and consequently of greenhouse gas emissions and industrial jobs, from countries applying strict emission controls...
- carbon literacy noun: The knowledge and understanding of emissions of carbon dioxide associated with daily activities and the motivation to reduce them.
- carbon-literate adjective: Exhibiting carbon literacy.
- carbon market noun: Any market in which carbon emissions trading takes place.
- carbonæmia noun: An excessive amount of carbon, particularity carbon dioxide, in the blood.
- carbon microphone noun: A microphone containing carbon granules, whose electrical resistance varies with pressure.
- carbon monofluoride noun: A polymeric binary compound formed by the action of fluorine on graphite
- carbon monoxide noun: A colorless, odorless, flammable, highly toxic gas.
- carbon monoxide alarm noun: A device that gives an alarm upon detection of carbon monoxide.
- carbon monoxide drill noun: A practice of evacuating a building and moving to fresh air as if carbon monoxide was detected in the building.
- carbon nanofiber noun: Any nanostructure of graphene layers arranged as stacked cones, cups or plates.
- carbon nanofibre noun: Alternative spelling of carbon nanofiber.
- carbon nanofoam noun: An allotropic form of carbon consisting of a low-density, three-dimensional web of graphene plates, distorted by the inclusion of some seven-member rings
- carbon nanotube noun: Any nanostructure, a member of the fullerene family, having graphene layers wrapped into perfect cylinders.
- carbon negative adjective: That has a negative carbon footprint
- carbon neutral adjective: Alternative spelling of carbon neutral.
- carbon neutrality noun: The state of being carbon neutral.
- carbon-nitrogen cycle noun: A biogeochemical cycle that describes the movement of carbon and nitrogen through Earth's systems.
- carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle noun: A group of nuclear reactions, involving the interaction of protons with carbon, nitrogen and oxygen nuclei, thought to be the main source of energy in...
- carbon number noun: The number of carbon atoms in each molecule of a compound.
- carbon offset noun: A reduction in carbon dioxide emission by a third party purchased by a heavy carbon dioxide producer as part of carbon emissions trading.
- carbon offsetting noun: The use of carbon offsets.
- carbon oil noun: Alternative letter-case form of Carbon Oil.
- carbon oxide noun: carbon monoxide
- carbon oxychloride noun: Synonym of carbonyl chloride.
- carbon oxysulfide noun: carbonyl sulfide
- carbon oxysulphide noun: Alternative spelling of carbon oxysulfide.
- carbon paper noun: Paper with one of the faces impregnated with carbon, used to make carbon copies.
- carbon planet noun: A theoretical type of terrestrial planet that could form, if protoplanetary discs are carbon-rich and oxygen-poor.
- carbon print noun: an early photographic print made by soaking a carbon tissue in potassium bichromate
- carbon printing noun: the photographic process of making a carbon print
- carbon resistor noun: a simple electrical resistor containing carbon granules in a binder
- carbon sequestering noun: a process whereby trees and other plants remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and through photosynthesis, turn it into plant material
- carbon sequestration noun: The natural removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by the soil and plants.
- carbon sink noun: A natural or artificial reservoir that accumulates and stores some carbon-containing chemical compound for an indefinite period.
- carbon star noun: any of a class of red giant stars having a high proportion of carbon because of helium burning
- carbon steel noun: Any of a range of alloys of iron and carbon whose properties depend on the proportion of carbon.
- carbon subnitride noun: The compound NC-C≡C-CN; dicyanoacetylene
- carbon suboxide noun: The gas C₃O₂, having a heterocumulene structure O=C=C=C=O
- carbon tablet noun: Synonym of effervescent tablet.
- carbon tax noun: A tax levied on the carbon contents used by the burning fossil fuels, so as to discourage the production of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.
- carbon tet noun: Clipping of carbon tetrachloride.
- carbon tetrabromide noun /ˈkɑː(ɹ).bən ˌtɛt.ɹəˈbɹəʊ.maɪd/: the halogenated hydrocarbon tetrabromomethane
- carbon tetrachloride noun: The halogenated hydrocarbon tetrachloromethane; a toxic, nonflammable liquid, used as a solvent, formerly used in dry cleaning and in fire extinguishers.
- carbon tetrafluoride noun /ˈkɑː(ɹ).bən tɛt.ɹəˌflʊɹ.aɪd/: the halogenated hydrocarbon tetrafluoromethane
- carbon tetraiodide noun /ˈkæɹ.bən tɛt.ɹəˌaɪ.əʊ.daɪd/: the halogenated hydrocarbon tetraiodomethane
- carbon trade noun: An instance of carbon emissions trading.
- carbon trading noun: carbon emissions trading
- carbon transmitter noun: an early form of carbon microphone
- carbonaceous adjective /kɑːbəˈneɪʃəs/: Of, relating to, rich in, or yielding carbon, or a compound of carbon.
- carbonaceous chondrite noun: A chondrite which contains a high level of organic matter.
- carbonaceous ironstone noun: A dark, organic-rich sedimentary rock containing more than 15% iron and significant amounts of plant matter or coallike material.
- carbonade noun /ˈkæɹbɒneɪd/: a stew of meat cooked in beer
- carbonado noun, verb /ˌkɑːbəˈneɪdəʊ/: Meat or fish that has been scored and broiled.
- carbonamide noun: The -CO-NR₂ functional group of an amide (or, by extension, an amide - especially a fully substituted amide)
- carbonara noun /ˌkɑːbəˈnɑːɹə/: A thick Italian pasta sauce, made with guanciale, grated cheese, beaten egg yolks and pepper.
- carbonari noun /ˌkɑːbəˈnɑːɹɪ/: member or members of the carboneria secret society
- Carbonarism noun /ˌkɑːbəˈnɑːɹɪzəm/: The principles, practices, or organization of the Carbonari.
- Carbonarist noun: A member of the Carbonari.
- Carbonaro noun: A member of the Carbonari secret society.
- carbonat noun: A carbonate.
- carbonatable noun: Of a material, capable of being converted to a carbonate
- carbonatation noun: A chemical reaction in which calcium hydroxide reacts with carbon dioxide to form insoluble calcium carbonate.
- carbonate noun, verb /ˈkɑː(ɹ).bə.neɪt/: Any salt or ester of carbonic acid.
- carbonate-apatite noun: A carboniferous apatite.
- carbonate of lime noun: Calcium carbonate.
- carbonate of potash noun: potassium carbonate
- carbonate of potassium noun: potassium carbonate
- carbonate-orthopyroxenite noun: Synonym of sagvandite.
- carbonateclastic adjective: Alternative form of carbonaticlastic.
- carbonated adjective, verb /ˈkɑː(ɹ)bɒneɪtəd/: Containing carbon dioxide gas under pressure, especially pertaining to beverages, as natural mineral water or man-made drinks.
- carbonated water noun: Water that contains carbon dioxide dissolved in it under pressure and is intended for drinking.
- carbonatian adjective: Containing carbonate anions.
- carbonatic adjective: Containing carbonate minerals.
- carbonaticlastic adjective: Being a clastic rock chiefly composed of carbonatic materials.
- carbonation noun: The state of having carbon dioxide gas dissolved in a liquid; the act or process of creating that state.
- carbonatise verb: Alternative spelling of carbonatize.
- carbonatite noun: Any intrusive igneous rock having a majority of carbonate minerals
- carbonatitic adjective: Relating to carbonatite.
- carbonatization noun: Reaction with carbon dioxide to form carbonates.
- carbonatize verb: To combine with carbon dioxide to form carbonates
- carbonatoclastic adjective: Alternative form of carbonaticlastic.
- carbonatogenesis noun: formation of carbonate
- carbonatogenic adjective: That forms carbonate.
- carbonator noun: A device that carries out carbonation.
- carbonazidate noun: The azido-carboxylate anion or group N⁻=N⁺=N-COO-; any salt or ester of this anion/group
- Carbondale proper noun: A former settlement in Amador County, California, United States. Nothing remains of the settlement today.
- carbone verb /ˈkɑː(ɹ)bən/: To broil.
- Carbonear proper noun /ˌkɑɹ.bəˈniəɹ/: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- Carbonell proper noun: A surname from Catalan.
- Carboni proper noun: A surname.
- carbonian adjective /kɑːˈbəʊ.ni.ən/: Containing carbon.
- carbonic adjective /kɑɹˈbɒnɪk/: Of or relating to carbon.
- carbonic acid noun: A weak unstable acid, H₂CO₃, known only in solution, and as carbonate salts; it is present in carbonated drinks, and sparkling wine, but decomposes to form...
- carbonic acid gas noun: Synonym of carbon dioxide.
- carbonic anhydrase noun: Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the conversion of carbon dioxide to bicarbonate
- carbonic anhydride noun: carbon dioxide
- carboniferous adjective /ˌkɑːbəˈnɪfəɹəs/: Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises the lower, middle and upper Mississippian and lower, middle and upper Pennsylvanian epochs from...
- carbonific adjective, noun /ˌkɑː.bəˈnɪf.ɪk/: Decomposing to create a greater volume of carbon than the volume of the original material
- carbonification noun: The conversion of organic plant matter into coal over time in the absence of air.
- carbonify verb: To convert to carbon; to burn or caramelize.
- carbonigenous adjective: Carboniferous.
- carbonimide noun: The imide of carbonic acid; any derivative of this compound
- carbonimidic adjective: Relating to a carbonimide
- carbonisation noun: Alternative spelling of carbonization.
- carbonise verb: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of carbonize.
- carbonised adjective: Alternative spelling of carbonized.
- carboniser noun: Alternative form of carbonizer.
- carbonite noun: An explosive manufactured from a variety of materials, including nitroglycerine, wood meal and nitrates.
- carbonitic adjective: Relating to, or composed of, carbonite.
- carbonitride noun, verb: To harden the surface of a metal using carbon and nitrogen
- carbonitrile noun: A nitrile.
- carbonium noun: Any of several organic cations; carbocation or carbenium.
- carbonium ion noun: a carbenium ion or any carbocation
- carbonizable adjective: Able to be carbonized.
- carbonization noun: The act or process of carbonizing.
- carbonize verb /ˈkɑːbən.aɪz/: To turn something to carbon, especially by heating it; to scorch or blacken.
- carbonized adjective, verb: Having undergone carbonization.
- carbonizer noun: A machine that carries out carbonization.
- carbonless adjective: Without carbon.
- carbonless copy paper noun: A form of paper that is coated with a substance on the reverse and so does not need a separate sheet of carbon paper in order to produce copies
- carbonlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of carbon.
- carbonmonoxy adjective: Modified by reaction with carbon monoxide
- carbonmonoxyhaemoglobin noun: Alternative spelling of carbonmonoxyhemoglobin.
- carbonmonoxyhemoglobin noun: Synonym of carboxyhemoglobin.
- carbonnade noun: Alternative spelling of carbonade.
- Carbonneau proper noun: A surname.
- carbonohydrazide noun: Alternative form of carbohydrazide.
- carbonometer noun: An early device for measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide in a gas, by bubbling it through limewater and measuring the cloudiness.
- carbonosome noun: Any prokaryotic structure that stores carbon (and therefore energy) (typically polyhydroxyalkanoate granules)
- carbonothioate noun: The anion CO(O⁻)S⁻
- carbonothioyl noun: The divalent radical S=C formally derived from carbon disulfide by loss of a sulfur atom
- carbonous adjective: Of, relating to, or containing carbon.
- carbontetrachloride noun: Alternative form of carbon tetrachloride.
- carbonucleophile noun: Any nucleophile containing a nucleophilic carbon atom
- carbonyl noun /ˈkɑː(ɹ)bənɪl/: A divalent functional group, (-CO-), characteristic of aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amides, carboxylic acid anhydrides, carbonyl halides, esters...
- carbonyl chloride noun: A toxic gas, COCl₂, used in the manufacture of plastics, pesticides etc, and once used as a chemical weapon.
- carbonyl cyanide noun: The nitrile CO(C≡N)₂ that reacts explosively with water to form hydrogen cyanide and carbon dioxide
- carbonyl sulfide noun: The mixed oxide and sulfide of carbon COS.
- carbonylatable adjective: Able to be carbonylated
- carbonylate verb: To introduce a carbonyl group, or the elements of carbon monoxide, into a molecule.
- carbonylated adjective: Subjected to carbonylation.
- carbonylation noun: Any reaction that introduces a carbonyl group into a compound, especially by reaction with carbon monoxide
- carbonylative adjective: That forms a carbonyl group, especially by combination with carbon monoxide
- carbonylcyanide noun: Alternative form of carbonyl cyanide.
- carbonyldiamine noun: Urea.
- carbonylhemoglobin noun: carboxyhemoglobin
- carbonylic adjective: Relating to carbonyls
- carbonyloxy noun: A univalent radical formed by deprotonation of a carboxyl group
- carbonylsulfide noun: Alternative spelling of carbonyl sulfide.
- carbopalladation noun: Any addition reaction of an organopalladium compound, typically across a double bond or triple bond
- carbophilic adjective: Having an affinity for carbon atoms in a molecule (especially an unsaturated one)
- carbophobe noun: One who fears or obsessively avoids eating carbohydrates.
- carbophobia noun: Intense or obsessive avoidance of carbohydrates.
- carbophobic adjective: lacking an affinity for carbon atoms in a molecule
- carbophos noun /ˈkɑː(ɹ)bəfɒs/: The pesticide malathion.
- carboplatin noun: An organic derivative of platinum that is used in chemotherapy.
- carboplatinum noun: Alternative form of carboplatin.
- carbopol noun: polyacrylic acid carbomer
- carboprost noun: A synthetic prostaglandin analogue of PGF_(2α), with oxytocic properties.
- carboquone noun /ˈkɑː(ɹ)bəkwəʊn/: A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
- carbora noun: Synonym of koala.
- carboranate noun: A salt or ion derived from carborane acid.
- carborane noun: Any of a class of organic compounds of boron, mostly having a polyhedral structure.
- carboranyl adjective: Of or pertaining to a carborane.
- carborazine noun: An unsaturated (but not wholly aromatic) heterocycle that has two carbon atoms, two nitrogen, two boron atoms and three partially delocalised double bonds
- carboreduction noun: The reduction of an oxide to an element by using carbon and heat
- carborexia noun: A focus on cutting down one's energy consumption and reducing one's carbon footprint that is deemed irrational, excessive, or unhealthy.
- carborexic adjective, noun: Pertaining to, characteristic of, or having carborexia.
- carborne adjective: Transported or fitted in an automobile.
- carborundum noun /ˌkɑɹ.bəˈɹʌn.dəm/: Alternative letter-case form of carborundum.
- carboryne noun: Any unstable derivative of a carborane having a C=C double bond
- carbosilane noun: any compound containing carbon-to-silicon covalent bonds, especially one having the branched polymeric structure of a dendrimer
- carboskeletal adjective: Of or pertaining to a carboskeleton
- carboskeleton noun: The arrangement of connected carbon atoms in an organic compound
- carbostesin noun: Synonym of bupivacaine.
- carbostyril noun: alpha-quinolone
- carbosulfan noun: The carbamate insecticide 2,2-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-7-yl [(dibutylamino)sulfanyl]methylcarbamate
- carbosulfide noun: A mixed carbide and sulfide
- carbothane noun: Any of a range of polycarbonate-based thermoplastic polyurethane films
- carbothermal adjective: Using a combination of heat and carbon
- carbothermal reduction noun: Any reduction reaction that employs carbon at high temperatures
- carbothermic adjective: carbothermal
- carbothioamide noun: The univalent radical derived from the carbon atom of a thioamide -CS-NH₂
- carbovinate noun: Any of a class of poorly-characterized salts derived from ethanol
- carbovir noun: A chemical compound containing hydroxymethyl cyclopentene bound to guanosine which is active against some viruses. IUPAC name is...
- carbowax noun: A solution of polyethylene glycol
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Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under C: 60,525 words, in 202 parts.