Synonyms for carbon
ˈkɑr bəncar·bon

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1. carbon, C, atomic number 6noun

   an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds

   Synonyms:
   century, hundred, degree centigrade, light speed, degree Celsius, nose candy, snow, coke, vitamin C, ascorbic acid, carbon paper, deoxycytidine monophosphate, one C, carbon copy, ampere-second, coulomb, speed of light, atomic number 6, blow, cytosine

2. carbon paper, carbonnoun

   a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper

   Synonyms:
   atomic number 6, carbon copy, carbon paper

3. carbon, carbon copynoun

   a copy made with carbon paper

   Synonyms:
   atomic number 6, carbon copy, carbon paper

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1. List of paraphrases for "carbon":

   tetrachloride, carbone, coal, co2

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1. Adrian Raftery:

   The likely range of global temperature increase is 2.0-4.9 [degrees Celsius] and our median forecast is 3.2 C, our model is based on data which already show the effect of existing emission mitigation policies. Achieving the goal of less than 1.5 C warming will require carbon intensity to decline much faster than in the recent past.

2. Jake Riley:

   The guys I was competing against were also wearing some sort of carbon fiber-plated shoe and I was able to compete against them and feel strong, it's more just( about) taking the playing field back to even.

3. Sumita Khatri:

   The carbon pollution you see in the atmosphere does affect the wide ranges of temperatures, which, in itself, are triggers for people with asthma.

4. Kevin Moss:

   We’re looking for a regulatory and policy framework to help us, this is a growth opportunity. We’re looking for a price on carbon.

5. Mindy Lubber:

   Voluntary commitments alone will not get us the meaningful reductions we need, strong carbon-reducing policies are hugely important.