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carbonic
carbonic acid
carbonic anhydrase
Carboniferous
carboniferous
carbonium ion
carbonization
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carbuncle
car·bun·cle [ kr bùngk'l ] (plural car·bun·cles)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. inflamed swelling: a multiple-headed boil
2. rounded red gemstone: a red gemstone, especially a garnet, that is smoothly rounded and polished
[13th century. Via Old French charbu(n)cle< Latin carbunculus "small coal" < carbon- "coal"]

car·bun·cled adjective
car·bun·cu·lar [ kaar búngkyələr ] adjective
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