Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or containing carbon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective relating to, containing, or rich in carbon.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, relating to, or containing
carbon .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon
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Examples
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These ingredients will add nitrogen and trace elements, but they must always be balanced with dry, carbonous vegetation.
Chapter 2 1993
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But, I suppose, the carbonous acid is still weaker, and is formed by burning carbon in atmospherical air.
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a chemical stream at the fire, instead of one of merely water, and carbonous acid, or, as it is commonly called, carbonic acid gas, was generated.
The Young Firemen of Lakeville; or, Herbert Dare's Pluck Frank V. Webster
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