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carbon meaning in Tamil

கரிமம் karimam

/ˈkɑːbən//ˈkɑɹ.bən/

carbon in Tamil: கரிமம் (karimam), கார்பன் (kārpaṉ), கரிமக் காகிதம் (karimak kākitam), கரி (kari). In English, carbon means 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.

Tamil words for carbon

chemical element
கரிமம் karimam, கார்பன் kārpaṉ
informal: a sheet of carbon paper
கரிமக் காகிதம் karimak kākitam
fossil fuel made of impure carbon
கரி kari

English 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.
  4. noun A carbon copy.

Full definition of carbon

carbon in a sentence

  • All life as we know it has carbon as the backbone of many of its molecules; carbon’s tetravalence gives it special importance in biochemical molecular bonds.
  • A methane molecule is made up of a single carbon with four hydrogens.
  • Please provide me with a carbon of your form.

Synonyms of carbon

carbon in other languages

Questions about carbon in Tamil

What is the meaning of carbon in Tamil?
Carbon in Tamil is கரிமம் (karimam), கார்பன் (kārpaṉ), கரிமக் காகிதம் (karimak kākitam), கரி (kari).
carbon என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Carbon: கரிமம் (karimam), கார்பன் (kārpaṉ), கரிமக் காகிதம் (karimak kākitam), கரி (kari).
What does carbon mean in English?
Carbon means 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.

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