| bicarbonate | (noun) a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate | Synonyms: hydrogen carbonate |
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| carbamate | (noun) a salt (or ester) of carbamic acid | - |
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| carbamide | (noun) the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed and in plastics | Synonyms: urea |
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| carbide | (noun) a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element | - |
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| carbine | (noun) light automatic rifle | - |
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| carbineer | (noun) a soldier (historically a mounted soldier) who is armed with a carbine | Synonyms: carabineer, carabinier |
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| carbocyclic | (adjective) having or relating to or characterized by a ring composed of carbon atoms | - |
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| carbohydrate | (noun) an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain | Synonyms: saccharide, sugar |
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| carbolated | (adjective) containing or treated with carbolic acid | - |
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| carbomycin | (noun) a colorless basic antibiotic that inhibits the growth of Gram-positive organisms | - |
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| carbon | (noun) a copy made with carbon paper | Synonyms: carbon copy |
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| (noun) an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds | Synonyms: atomic number 6, C |
| (noun) a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper | Synonyms: carbon paper |
| carbonaceous | (adjective) relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon | Synonyms: carbonic, carboniferous, carbonous |
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| carbonado | (noun) a piece of meat (or fish) that has been scored and broiled | - |
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| (noun) an inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing | Synonyms: black diamond |
| carbonara | (noun) sauce for pasta; contains eggs and bacon or ham and grated cheese | - |
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| carbonate | (noun) a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3) | - |
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| (verb) treat with carbon dioxide | - |
| (verb) turn into a carbonate | - |
| carbonated | (adjective) having carbonation (especially artificially carbonated) | - |
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| carbonation | (noun) saturation with carbon dioxide (as soda water) | - |
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| carbonator | (noun) a device that carries out carbonation. | Synonyms: soda carbonator, soda maker |
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| carbonic | (adjective) relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon | Synonyms: carbonaceous, carboniferous, carbonous |
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| carboniferous | (adjective) relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon | Synonyms: carbonaceous, carbonic, carbonous |
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| (adjective) of or relating to the Carboniferous geologic era | - |
| carbonisation | (noun) the destructive distillation of coal (as in coke ovens) | Synonyms: carbonization |
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| carbonise | (verb) turn into carbon, as by burning | Synonyms: carbonize |
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| (verb) unite with carbon | Synonyms: carbonize, carburise, carburize |
| carbonization | (noun) the destructive distillation of coal (as in coke ovens) | Synonyms: carbonisation |
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| carbonize | (verb) turn into carbon, as by burning | Synonyms: carbonise |
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| (verb) unite with carbon | Synonyms: carbonise, carburise, carburize |
| carbonous | (adjective) relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon | Synonyms: carbonaceous, carbonic, carboniferous |
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| carbonyl | (adjective) relating to or containing the carbonyl group | Synonyms: carbonylic |
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| (noun) a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide | - |
| carbonylic | (adjective) relating to or containing the carbonyl group | Synonyms: carbonyl |
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| carborundum | (noun) an abrasive composed of silicon carbide crystals | - |
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| carboxyl | (adjective) relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical | Synonyms: carboxylic |
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| (noun) the univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids | Synonyms: carboxyl group |
| carboxylate | (verb) treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid | - |
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| carboxylic | (adjective) relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical | Synonyms: carboxyl |
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| carboy | (noun) a large bottle for holding corrosive liquids; usually cushioned in a special container | - |
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| carbuncle | (noun) an infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus | - |
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| (noun) deep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets | - |
| carbuncled | (adjective) set with carbuncles | - |
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| (adjective) afflicted with or resembling a carbuncle | Synonyms: carbuncular |
| carbuncular | (adjective) afflicted with or resembling a carbuncle | Synonyms: carbuncled |
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| carburet | (verb) combine with carbon | - |
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| carburetor | (noun) mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion | Synonyms: carburettor |
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| carburettor | (noun) mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion | Synonyms: carburetor |
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| carburise | (verb) unite with carbon | Synonyms: carbonise, carbonize, carburize |
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| carburize | (verb) unite with carbon | Synonyms: carbonise, carbonize, carburise |
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| chlorofluorocarbon | (noun) a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans | Synonyms: CFC |
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| cocarboxylase | (noun) a coenzyme important in respiration in the Krebs cycle | Synonyms: thiamine pyrophosphate |
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| decarbonate | (verb) remove carbon dioxide from | - |
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| decarbonise | (verb) remove carbon from (an engine) | Synonyms: decarbonize, decarburise, decarburize, decoke |
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| decarbonize | (verb) remove carbon from (an engine) | Synonyms: decarbonise, decarburise, decarburize, decoke |
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| decarboxylase | (noun) any of the enzymes that hydrolize the carboxyl group | - |
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| decarboxylate | (verb) lose a carboxyl group | - |
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| (verb) remove a carboxyl group from (a chemical compound) | - |
| decarboxylation | (noun) the process of removing a carboxyl group from a chemical compound (usually replacing it with hydrogen) | - |
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| decarburise | (verb) remove carbon from (an engine) | Synonyms: decarbonise, decarbonize, decarburize, decoke |
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| decarburize | (verb) remove carbon from (an engine) | Synonyms: decarbonise, decarbonize, decarburise, decoke |
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| dicarboxylic | (adjective) containing two carboxyls per molecule | - |
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| fluorocarbon | (noun) a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols | - |
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| halocarbon | (noun) one of various compounds of carbon and any of the halogens | - |
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| hydrocarbon | (noun) an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen | - |
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| hydrochlorofluorocarbon | (noun) a fluorocarbon that is replacing chlorofluorocarbon as a refrigerant and propellant in aerosol cans; considered to be somewhat less destructive to the atmosphere | Synonyms: HCFC |
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| hydrofluorocarbon | (noun) a fluorocarbon emitted as a by-product of industrial manufacturing | Synonyms: HFC |
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| hypercarbia | (noun) the physical condition of having the presence of an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating blood | Synonyms: hypercapnia |
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| isocarboxazid | (noun) a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (trade name Marplan) that is used to treat clinical depression | Synonyms: Marplan |
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| methocarbamol | (noun) muscle relaxant for skeletal muscles (trade name Robaxin) used to treat spasms | Synonyms: Robaxin |
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| monocarboxylic | (adjective) containing one carboxyl group | - |
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| noncarbonated | (adjective) not having carbonation | Synonyms: uncarbonated |
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| perfluorocarbon | (noun) a powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum | Synonyms: PFC |
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| procarbazine | (noun) an antineoplastic drug used to treat Hodgkin's disease | - |
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| radiocarbon | (noun) a radioactive isotope of carbon | Synonyms: carbon 14 |
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| uncarbonated | (adjective) not having carbonation | Synonyms: noncarbonated |
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