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carbon

[kahr-buhn] / ˈkɑr bən /
NOUN
element
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STRONG


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"Encouraging more people to make use of public transport is undoubtedly a positive step towards reducing carbon emissions so, more investment into better transport links is certainly needed," she said.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Rondo isn’t the only company looking to reduce emissions from heat used in manufacturing: Another startup, Antora, uses carbon blocks for its battery that glow red when heated up—also like a toaster.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Some businesses are given permits for free to help them compete with foreign firms that do not pay carbon costs.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

It also wants the bloc’s 27 member states to spend more revenues from the carbon trading system on ETS-paying sectors themselves to encourage them to invest in decarbonization.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

It didn't look much like a factory—no towering steel silos or smokestacks billowing carbon monoxide, just a few buildings that vaguely reminded him of airplane hangars.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green

According to the researchers, the reactions proceed rapidly because the alkene carbons in cubene and quadricyclene are severely pyramidalized instead of flat.

From Science Daily Jan. 23, 2026

"Quaternary carbons are ubiquitous across various areas of research -- from drug discovery to material science," says co-first author Nathan Dao, a PhD candidate at Scripps Research.

From Science Daily Apr. 5, 2024

Energy Information Administration, the global supply of crude oil, other liquid carbons, and biofuels is expected to meet global demand through 2050.

From Seattle Times May 5, 2023

A particular ceramide’s character depends on the size of its acyl tail, a portion of the molecule that can contain from 12 to more than 26 carbons.

From Science Magazine Mar. 15, 2023

For a month he had worked on these papers, scribbling them during working hours, typing and making carbons on the typewriter at the New York Café, distributing them by hand.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers




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