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plumbago vs carbon

carbon vs plumbago

plumbago and carbon both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plumbago Yes No No No
carbon Yes No No No
As nouns, carbon is a hypernym of plumbago; that is, carbon is a word with a broader meaning than plumbago:
  • plumbago: used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
  • carbon: an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
Other hypernyms of plumbago include atomic number 6, C.
plumbago (noun) carbon (noun)
any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago a copy made with carbon paper
used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors 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 plumbago and carbon

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