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carbon

/karˈbon/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French carbone, coined by Lavoisier, from Latin carbō, carbōnem (“charcoal, coal”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“to burn”). Doublet of cărbune.

noun carbon · carbonul · carbonului · carbonule

neuter, uncountable carbon (chemical element)

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carbon chemical element

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@misc{carbon_2026,
  title = {carbon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/carbon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}