carbon atom

/ˌkɑrbən ˌædəm/
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Other forms: carbon atoms

Definitions of carbon atom
  1. noun
    an atom of carbon
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    type of:
    atom
    (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
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