
Home > Terms > Spanish, Latin American (XL) > carbono
carbono
Carbon is the fourth most common chemical element in the universe, and carbon compounds - in other words, carbon chemically combined with other elements - are the basis of all known life forms on earth. Pure carbon appears in many apparently diverse forms, from diamond to graphite to charcoal, but it is much more commonly found in substances such as coal, oil, natural gas, wood and peat that we use for fuel. When we burn these substances to provide energy - either directly in our homes as heat, or in power stations to produce electricity - the combustion process produces 'oxides' of carbon, including the gas CO2.
- Loại từ: noun
- Từ đồng nghĩa:
- Blossary:
- Ngành nghề/Lĩnh vực: Natural environment
- Category: Climate change
- Company: BBC
- Sản phẩm:
- Viết tắt-Từ viết tắt:
Ngôn ngữ khác:
Bạn muốn nói gì?
Terms in the News
Featured Terms
laringe
The larynx (plural larynges), commonly called the voice box, is an organ in the neck of mammals involved in protecting the trachea and sound ...
Người đóng góp
Featured blossaries
consultant
0
Terms
2
Bảng chú giải
0
Followers
Information Technology

Browers Terms By Category
- Prevention & protection(6450)
- Fire fighting(286)
Fire safety(6736) Terms
- Architecture(556)
- Interior design(194)
- Graphic design(194)
- Landscape design(94)
- Industrial design(20)
- Application design(17)
Design(1075) Terms
- Poker(470)
- Chess(315)
- Bingo(205)
- Consoles(165)
- Computer games(126)
- Gaming accessories(9)
Games(1301) Terms
- Investment banking(1768)
- Personal banking(1136)
- General banking(390)
- Mergers & acquisitions(316)
- Mortgage(171)
- Initial public offering(137)
Banking(4013) Terms
- Cosmetics(80)