formation of carbon

  • 111carbonization — car•bon•i•za•tion [[t]ˌkɑr bə nəˈzeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) chem. formation of carbon from organic matter 2) chem. coal distillation • Etymology: 1795–1805 …

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  • 112carbonisation — /kabənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (say kahbuhnuy zayshuhn) noun 1. Chemistry formation of carbon from organic matter. 2. coal distillation, as in coke ovens. 3. treatment of wool or wool fabric to remove vegetable matter. Also, carbonization …

  • 113champagne glass — /ʃæmˈpeɪn glas/ (say sham payn glahs) noun 1. a saucer shaped glass with a stem, the greater surface area encouraging the formation of carbon dioxide bubbles. 2. → flute (def. 7) …

  • 114gap bridging — A formation of carbon or other deposits across the spark plug gap which shorts out the plug …

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  • 115decarboxylation — [dē΄kär΄bäk΄si lā′shən] n. [ DE + CARBOXYL + ATION] the removal or loss of a carboxyl group from an organic compound, as amino acid, usually resulting in the formation of carbon dioxide decarboxylate vt., vi. decarboxylated, decarboxylating …

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  • 116C-H bond activation — Carbon hydrogen bond activation or CH activation may be defined as a reaction that cleaves a carbon hydrogen bond. Often the term is restricted to reactions involving organometallic complexes and proceeding by coordination of a hydrocarbon to the …

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  • 117CHON — Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Sulfur CHON (or CHNOPS) is an mnemonic acronym for the four most common (or six most essential) elements in living organisms: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. Thes …

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  • 118Nitrogen — carbon ← nitrogen → oxygen ↑ N ↓ P …

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  • 119Dihydrogen complex — Formation and equilibrium structures of metal dihydrogen and dihydride complexes (L = ligand). Dihydrogen complexes are coordination complexes containing intact H2 as a ligand.[1] The prototypical complex is W(CO)3(PCy3)2(H2). This class of… …

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  • 120chemical bonding — ▪ chemistry Introduction       any of the interactions that account for the association of atoms into molecules, ions, crystals, and other stable species that make up the familiar substances of the everyday world. When atoms approach one another …

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