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  • 111carbo-loading — /kahr boh loh ding/, n. Informal. carbohydrate loading. * * * …

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  • 112Carboloy — /kahr beuh loy /, Trademark. a brand of tungsten carbide compound used for dies, cutting tools, and wearing surfaces. * * * …

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  • 113carbonaceous — /kahr beuh nay sheuhs/, adj. of, like, or containing carbon. [1785 95; CARBON + ACEOUS] * * * …

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  • 114carbonara — /kahr beuh nahr euh/; It. /kahrdd baw nah rddah/, n., Italian Cookery. a sauce or dressing for spaghetti, usually containing minced prosciutto or pancetta, egg yolks, and grated cheese. [1960 65; < dial. It (alla) carbonara lit., in the manner of …

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  • 115carbonatation — /kahr beuh neuh tay sheuhn/, n. saturation or reaction with carbon dioxide. [1885 90; CARBONATE + ATION] * * * …

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  • 116carbonation — /kahr beuh nay sheuhn/, n. 1. saturation with carbon dioxide, as in making soda water. 2. reaction with carbon dioxide to remove lime, as in sugar refining. 3. carbonization. [1650 60; CARBONATE + ION] * * * Addition of carbon dioxide gas to a&#8230; …

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  • 117carbonatite — /kahr bon euh tuyt /, n. a calcitic or dolomitic carbonate rock emplaced as an igneous intrusion. [CARBONATE + ITE1] * * * …

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  • 118Carbondale — /kahr beuhn dayl /, n. 1. a city in SW Illinois. 27,194. 2. a city in NE Pennsylvania, near Scranton: coal mining center. 11,255. * * * ▪ Illinois, United States       city, Jackson county, southern Illinois, U.S. It is situated at the northern&#8230; …

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  • 119carbon-date — /kahr beuhn dayt /, v.t., carbon dated, carbon dating. to estimate the age of (an object of plant or animal origin) by radiocarbon dating. [1965 70] * * * …

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  • 120carbonic — /kahr bon ik/, adj. containing tetravalent carbon, as carbonic acid, H2CO3. [1785 95; CARBON + IC] * * * …

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