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carbon vs radiocarbon

radiocarbon vs carbon

carbon and radiocarbon both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
carbon Yes No No No
radiocarbon Yes No No No
As nouns, radiocarbon is a hyponym of carbon; that is, radiocarbon 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
  • radiocarbon: a radioactive isotope of carbon
carbon (noun) radiocarbon (noun)
a copy made with carbon paper a radioactive isotope of carbon
an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
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
Difference between carbon and radiocarbon

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