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carbon cycle

/ˌkɑrbən ˈsaɪkəl/
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Definitions of carbon cycle
  1. noun
    the organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again
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    type of:
    biological process, organic process
    a process occurring in living organisms
  2. noun
    a thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars
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    type of:
    thermonuclear reaction
    a nuclear fusion reaction taking place at very high temperatures (as in the sun)
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