Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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carbon | Yes | No | No | No |
char | Yes | No | Yes | No |
carbon (noun) | char (noun) |
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a copy made with carbon paper | any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus |
an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds | a human female employed to do housework |
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 | a charred substance |
carbon (verb) | char (verb) |
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burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color | |
burn to charcoal |