κάρβουνο — meaning in English
karvouno
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English meaning
- carbon noun A chemical element (symbol C) found in all living things and in materials like coal, diamond, and graphite.
- char verb To burn something so that its surface turns black, or to burn it down to charcoal.
- charcoal noun A black, carbon-rich material made by burning wood slowly without much oxygen, used as fuel or in cooking.
- coal noun A black or dark brown rock, formed from ancient plant matter, burned as fuel.
Senses
κάρβουνο is used for these senses in English:
- carbon (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6. It can be found in pure form for example as graphite, a black, shiny and very soft material, or diamond, a colourless, transparent, crystalline solid and the hardest known material.
- carbon A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.
- char A charred substance.
- coal (uncountable) A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.
char — full definition
- verb To burn something so that its surface turns black, or to burn it down to charcoal.
- noun A cold-water fish related to salmon and trout, found in northern rivers and lakes.
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