very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
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an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
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used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change, Environmental policy, Energy and decarbonisation.an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change, Environmental policy, Energy and decarbonisation.an inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change, Environmental policy, Energy and decarbonisation.a charred substance
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change, Environmental policy, Energy and decarbonisation.a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change, Environmental policy, Energy and decarbonisation.a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change, Environmental policy, Energy and decarbonisation.very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change, Environmental policy, Energy and decarbonisation.used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change, Environmental policy, Energy and decarbonisation.a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change, Environmental policy, Energy and decarbonisation.mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change, Environmental policy, Energy and decarbonisation.graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication; "the words were scribbled in pencil"; "this a…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change, Environmental policy, Energy and decarbonisation.used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change, Environmental policy, Energy and decarbonisation.a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change, Environmental policy, Energy and decarbonisation.the charred portion of a candlewick
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change, Environmental policy, Energy and decarbonisation.a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change, Environmental policy, Energy and decarbonisation.the act of emitting; causing to flow forth
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change, Environmental policy.the act of emitting; causing to flow forth
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A suffix used to denote: (a) The nonmetallic, or negative, element or radical in a binary compound; as, oxide, sulphide, chloride. (b)…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abundant, nonmetallic, tetravalent, element, occurring.Allotropic property or nature.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abundant, nonmetallic, tetravalent, element, occurring.a metallic element having four allotropic forms; used in a wide variety of alloys; found in stibnite
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abundant, nonmetallic, tetravalent, element, occurring.a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abun…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abundant, nonmetallic, tetravalent, element, occurring.A nonmetallic element occurring abundantly in borax. It is reduced with difficulty to the free state, when it can be obtained in sever…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abundant, nonmetallic, tetravalent, element, occurring.A diamond or other gem of the finest cut, formed into faces and facets, so as to reflect and refract the light, by which it is rendere…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abundant, nonmetallic, tetravalent, element, occurring.a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important compone…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abundant, nonmetallic, tetravalent, element, occurring.A binary compound of carbon with some other element or radical, in which the carbon plays the part of a negative; -- formerly termed c…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abundant, nonmetallic, tetravalent, element, occurring.a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abundant, nonmetallic, tetravalent, element, occurring.a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abundant, nonmetallic, tetravalent, element, occurring.a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abundant, nonmetallic, tetravalent, element, occurring.The diamond; -- opposed to outfield. See Diamond, n., 5.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abundant, nonmetallic, tetravalent, element, occurring.
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