carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide
31Carbon nanotube — Not to be confused with Carbon fiber. Part of a series of articles on Nanomaterials Fullerenes …
32carbon monoxide — Carbonic Car*bon ic, a. [Cf. F. carbonique. See {Carbon}.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, carbon; as, carbonic oxide. [1913 Webster] {Carbonic acid} (Chem.), an acid {HO.CO.OH}, not existing separately, which, combined with positive …
33carbon monoxide poisoning — ▪ medicine often fatal condition resulting from inhalation of carbon monoxide, frequently occurring in association with inhalation of smoke or automobile exhaust. Hemoglobin, the oxygen carrying substance in blood, has a much greater… …
34carbon — carbonless, adj. /kahr beuhn/, n. 1. Chem. a widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, etc., and that occurs in a pure state as diamond and graphite, and in an impure state as charcoal. Symbol:… …
35Carbon trioxide — CO3 redirects here. For the polyatomic ion CO2− 3, see Carbonate. For the postal district, see CO postcode area. The Cs, D3h, and C2v isomers of carbon trioxide. Carbon trioxide (CO3) is an unstable oxide …
36carbon — n. 1 a non metallic element occurring naturally as diamond, graphite, and charcoal, and in all organic compounds. Usage: Symb.: C. 2 a = carbon copy. b = carbon paper. 3 a rod of carbon in an arc lamp. Phrases and idioms: carbon black a fine… …
37carbon */*/ — UK [ˈkɑː(r)bən] / US [ˈkɑrbən] noun Word forms carbon : singular carbon plural carbons 1) [uncountable] chemistry a chemical element that is found in all living things, and can also exist as diamonds or coal 2) [uncountable] chemistry the gases… …
38ˌcarbon eˈmissions — noun [plural] carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide that vehicles and factories produce and send into the atmosphere …
39carbon emissions — UK / US noun [plural] carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide in the atmosphere, produced by vehicles and industrial processes …
40carbon-neutral — UK / US adjective a carbon neutral activity, company etc balances the amount of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide it produces with actions that are designed to protect the environment, for example planting trees or using less electricity …
