carbon
car‧bon /ˈkɑːbən $ ˈkɑːr-/
noun
2. [uncountable and countable] carbon paper
3. [countable] a carbon copy(1)
car‧bon /ˈkɑːbən $ ˈkɑːr-/
noun Date: 1700-1800
Language: French
Origin: carbone, from Latin carbo 'burning coal, charcoal'
1. [uncountable] a chemical substance that exists in a pure form as diamonds, graphite etc, or in an impure form as coal, petrol etc. It is a chemical element: symbol CLanguage: French
Origin: carbone, from Latin carbo 'burning coal, charcoal'
2. [uncountable and countable] carbon paper
3. [countable] a carbon copy(1)