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carbon

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


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"So this will be one of the first zero carbon world land speed records ever set."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

To investigate these effects, scientists tracked DNA methylation, a common epigenetic modification in which chemical groups containing carbon and hydrogen atoms attach to promoter regions that regulate whether genes are turned on or off.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

The findings provide new insight into the connections between marine animals, their microbiomes, and the global processes that help regulate ocean chemistry and carbon storage.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

The new calculus retrospectively cherry-picks which carbon emissions count.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Using his police A-powered sealed-beam light, he illuminated the hall and once again glanced over the onionskin carbon.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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