Definitions For Carbon

noun

• A copy made with carbon paper
• An abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
• 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
• A chemical element that forms diamonds and coal and that is found in petroleum and in all living plants and animals