carbon vs charcoal

charcoal vs carbon

carbon and charcoal both are nouns.

carbon is not an adjective while charcoal is an adjective.

carbon is not a verb while charcoal is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
carbon	Yes	No	No	No
charcoal	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, charcoal is a hyponym of carbon; that is, charcoal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than carbon:

carbon: an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
charcoal: a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air

Other hyponyms of carbon include fullerene, carbon 14, radiocarbon, char, wood coal, carbon black, crock, lampblack, smut, soot, activated carbon, activated charcoal, black lead, graphite, plumbago, adamant, diamond.

carbon (noun)	charcoal (noun)
a copy made with carbon paper	a stick of black carbon material used for drawing
an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds	a drawing made with a stick of black carbon material
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 very dark grey color
	a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air

carbon (adjective)	charcoal (adjective)
	of a very dark grey

carbon (verb)	charcoal (verb)
	draw, trace, or represent with charcoal

Difference between carbon and charcoal

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