What does the word carbon mean?
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A non- metallic tetrad element, symbol C, atomic weight 12. It occurs in two forms; the diamond and graphite, and also occurs in impure form in charcoal, coke, and soot. It is found in all living tissues, and the study of its vast number of compounds constitutes organic chemistry.
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A non- metallic element, the constituent of atmosphere, coal, charcoal, diamond and graphite.
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Carbo-c. Sesqui-iodide of, Carbonis sesqui-iodidum-c. Bisulphuret of, Carbonis sulphuretum-c. Sesquichloride of, Carbonis trichloridum-c. Sulphide of, Carbonis sulphuretum-c. Sulphuret of, Carbonis sulphuretum-c. Terchloride of, Carbonis trichloridum, see Chloroform.
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[ Latin] A non-metallic, solid, tetrad element; symbol, C; atomic weight, 11. 97. It occurs in the crystalline form as diamond and graphite, and in the amorphous form as coal, charcoal, and lampblack. It is the characteristic element of organic compounds, occurring in the hydrocarbons and their derivatives, the carbohydrates, the alkaloids, and the proteids. With oxygen it forms C. monoxide, CO, a poisonous gas, and C. dioxide, CO2, a colorless, odorless gas, which combines with water to form carbonic acid. C. dioxide is formed by the decomposition of the carbonates and carbonic acid, and is present in all effervescing waters. C. disulphide( C. bisulphide), CS2( Carbonei disurphidum, U. S., Carbonis bisulphidum, B. P., Carboneum sulfuratum, G. P.), a colorless, volatile liquid, which is used as a counter-irritant and local ansesthetic in neuralgia and in slight operations, and also as a solvent. C. nitride, CN, cyanogen. C. tetrachloride( chlorcarbon, tetracnlormethane, Carbonei tetrachloridum), CCl4, an oily liquid that can be used as an anesthetic.
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