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carbon monoxide
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carbon-nitrogen cycle
carbon paper
carbon process
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carbon sequestration
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carbon star
car·bon star (plural car·bon stars)


noun 
Definition:
 
star with high carbon content: a star that has a lower temperature and proportionately more carbon in relation to nitrogen than other stars
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