English words starting with carbo

Meanings of Carbo:

combining form

Representing carbon.

Meanings of Carbocyclic:

adjective

Designating a ring of carbon atoms, with no hetero-atoms; (of a molecule or compound) containing such a ring.

Meanings of Carbodiimide:

noun

Originally: the compound hn=c=nh, a tautomeric form of cyanamide (now rare). in later use: any of a class of compounds having the general formula rn=c=nr′, characterized by a carbon atom doubly bonded to two nitrogen atoms each bearing an organic group.

Meanings of Carbohydrase:

noun

Any enzyme which hydrolyses complex carbohydrates, releasing simple sugars, or (more widely) which breaks down glycosidic linkages.

Meanings of Carbohydrate:

noun

Any of a large group of organic compounds occurring in foods and living tissues and including sugars, starch, and cellulose. they contain hydrogen and oxygen in the same ratio as water (2:1) and typically can be broken down to release energy in the animal body.

Usage examples:

Water-soluble carbohydrates

Meanings of Carbohydrates:

noun

Any of a large group of organic compounds occurring in foods and living tissues and including sugars, starch, and cellulose. they contain hydrogen and oxygen in the same ratio as water (2:1) and typically can be broken down to release energy in the animal body.

Usage examples:

Water-soluble carbohydrates

Meanings of Carbolate:

noun

A salt, ester, or other derivative of carbolic acid or (occasionally) another phenol; a phenoxide.

Meanings of Carbolic:

noun

Phenol, especially when used as a disinfectant.

Usage examples:

As a butcher and farmer, garrett would have handled carbolic acid regularly as a disinfectant.

Meanings of Carbolics:

noun

Phenol, especially when used as a disinfectant.

Usage examples:

As a butcher and farmer, garrett would have handled carbolic acid regularly as a disinfectant.

Meanings of Carbolineum:

noun

An oily liquid for preserving wood based on coal tar distillates. also (now historical) "carbolineum avenarius".

Meanings of Carbolise:

verb

To impregnate, treat, or disinfect with carbolic acid.

Meanings of Carbolised:

adjective

Impregnated, treated, or disinfected with carbolic acid.

Meanings of Carbolize:

verb

To impregnate, treat, or disinfect with carbolic acid.

Meanings of Carbolized:

adjective

Impregnated, treated, or disinfected with carbolic acid.

Meanings of Carbolizes:

verb

To impregnate, treat, or disinfect with carbolic acid.

Meanings of Carbolizing:

verb

To impregnate, treat, or disinfect with carbolic acid.

Meanings of Carbomycin:

noun

A macrolide antibiotic obtained from the bacterium streptomyces halstedii and now mainly used in experimental studies of protein synthesis.

Meanings of Carbon:

noun

The chemical element of atomic number 6, a non-metal which has two main forms (diamond and graphite) and which also occurs in impure form in charcoal, soot, and coal.

Usage examples:

Combustion, or burning, is a chemical process involving carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.

Meanings of Carbon-copy:

noun

An exact copy of something

Usage examples:

Fig. the girl is a carbon copy of her mother (= they are very similar).

Meanings of Carbona:

noun

A large, irregular mass of tin ore, typically found adjacent to a main lode.

Meanings of Carbonaceous:

adjective

(chiefly of rocks or sediments) consisting of or containing carbon or its compounds.

Usage examples:

Australian coals and associated carbonaceous sediments may thus well be oil source rocks in the gip…

Meanings of Carbonade:

noun

A stew typically made of beef braised with beer and onions, and associated with belgium.

verb

Carbonado.

Meanings of Carbonado:

noun

A dark opaque diamond, used in abrasives and cutting tools.

Usage examples:

Large brazilian carbonados include the carbonado casco de barro, carbonado do sergio, and carbonado…

Meanings of Carbonados:

noun

A dark opaque diamond, used in abrasives and cutting tools.

Usage examples:

Large brazilian carbonados include the carbonado casco de barro, carbonado do sergio, and carbonado…

Meanings of Carbonarism:

noun

The political principles of the carbonari, or (in extended use) of similar revolutionists.