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Carbon
01
a nonmetal element that can be found in all organic compounds and living things
Examples
Graphite, used in pencils, is another allotrope of carbon.
Carbon forms the basis of organic chemistry, being present in all living organisms.
02
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
03
a copy made with carbon paper
Lexical Tree
carbonate
carbonic
carbonize
carbon
