carbonio

Definitions of carbonio
  1. noun
    a copy made with carbon paper
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    type of:
    copia, copiatura, fotocopia, riproduzione
    a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing
  2. noun
    an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
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    carbon fossile, carbone
    a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
    fuliggine, nerofumo
    a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
    grafite
    used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
    brillante, diamante
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
    mina, piombo
    mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
    type of:
    elemento, elemento chimico
    any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
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