Plural of carbon

Forms of carbon

Carbons in a sentence

• Have you seen my ballpoint? I need to sign this form, and a felt-tip won't make carbons.From the entry ballpoint
• The Indian letter-writers, awaiting clients, fresh paper and carbons rolled into their machines, greeted Victor Crabbe with smiles and waved hands.1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 46. From the entry letter writer
• Those attached to primary carbons are classified as primary hydrogens, those on secondary carbons are secondary hydrogens, and those on tertiary carbons are tertiary hydrogens.1995, William H. Brown, “Alkanes and Cycloalkanes”, in Organic Chemistry, Fort Worth, Tex.; Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders College…. From the entry hydrogen
• Caston and Herold investigated the possibilities of intercalating various nongraphitizable carbons, including vitreous carbons, saccharose carbons, and calcined material obtained from a Vietnamese anthracite.1987, Peter A. Thrower, Chemistry & Physics of Carbon, page 227. From the entry nongraphitizable

Meaning of carbon

1. noun 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.
2. noun An atom of this element, in reference to a molecule containing it.
3. noun A sheet of carbon paper.

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Questions about the plural of carbon

What is the plural of carbon?

The plural of carbon is carbons.

Is carbon countable?

Carbon is a countable and uncountable noun.