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carbo-

UK/kɑː.bə(ʊ)/US/kɑɹ.boʊ/

carbo- prefix: carbon, carbonic, carbonyl, carbonylic, carboxyl or carboxylic.

Prefix

carbo-

  1. Carbon, carbonic, carbonyl, carbonylic, carboxyl or carboxylic.
    • carbide, carbohydrate

Forms of carbo-

alternative before-vowelcarb-

Origin of carbo-

Combining form of carbon.

Questions about carbo-

What does carbo- mean?
Carbo- means carbon, carbonic, carbonyl, carbonylic, carboxyl or carboxylic.
What part of speech is carbo-?
Carbo- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce carbo-?
Carbo- is pronounced /kɑː.bə(ʊ)/ (UK).

Words near carbo- in the dictionary

  1. Carbis Bay
  2. carbivore
  3. carbivores
  4. carbmethoxy
  5. carbo
  6. carbo-
  7. carbo-load
  8. carbo-loaded
  9. carbo-loading
  10. carbo-loads
  11. carboalkoxy

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