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Meaning of carbon

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  carbon
      n 1: an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in
           three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and
           diamond; occurs in all organic compounds [syn: {carbon},
           {C}, {atomic number 6}]
      2: a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance
         (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from
         the original to an under sheet of paper [syn: {carbon paper},
         {carbon}]
      3: a copy made with carbon paper [syn: {carbon}, {carbon copy}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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