carbon (chemistry)

carbohydrate

carbonic acid

"double carbon", i.e. peak carbon 碳達峰|碳达峰[tan4 da2 feng1] and carbon neutrality 碳中和[tan4 zhong1 he2]; China's double carbon policy, announced in 2020, which aims to reach peak carbon use by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060

(attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet)

to reduce carbon emissions

carbonic

to absorb carbon

fast carbs; high-GI carbohydrates

slow carbs; low-GI carbohydrates

to experience a carb coma; to feel sleepy after eating a large amount of carbohydrates

carburization

to carbonize; dry distillation; carbonization

carbon-based

(coll.) carbohydrate; carbs (abbr. for 碳水化合物[tan4 shui3 hua4 he2 wu4])

carbon credits; carbon sink

toner (for a laser printer)

ammonium bicarbonate (abbr. for 碳酸氫銨|碳酸氢铵[tan4 suan1 qing1 an3])

carbon chain

soot; carbon black

(climatology) black carbon (BC) (light-absorbing carbonaceous particulate matter formed by the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, biofuels, biomass etc)

heptose (CH2O)7, monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms

triose (CH2O)3, monosaccharide with three carbon atoms, such as glyceraldehyde 甘油醛[gan1 you2 quan2]

pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖[he2 tang2]

hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖[pu2 tao5 tang2]

tetrose (CH2O)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms

graphite carbon

carbon neutrality; carbon-neutral

to reduce carbon emissions

hydrocarbon; same as 烴|烃[ting1]

carbide

silicon carbide; carborundum

calcium carbide CaC2

carbon atom

carbon emissions; carbon dioxide emissions

carbon fiber

carbon footprint

carbon footprint

carbonyl chloride COCl2; phosgene, a poisonous gas

carbonate rock (geology)

carbonate salt (chemistry)

calcium carbonate

soda; sodium carbonate (chemistry)

potassium carbonate

carbon sequestration

carbon monoxide CO

carbon disulfide

carbon tetrachloride

amorphous carbon