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carbon
carbon /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 C
2. [uncountable and countable] carbon paper
3. [countable] a carbon copy(1)