Carbon (disambiguation)
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Carbon is a chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6.
Carbon may also refer to:
In science
[edit]Chemistry
[edit]- Carbon black, a filler often used to improve the properties of rubber or plastic compounds
- Carbon chauvinism, a term meant to disparage the assumption that the molecules responsible for the mechanisms of life must be based on carbon
- Carbon (fiber), can refer to carbon filament thread, or to felt or woven cloth made from those carbon filaments
- Carbon offset, a reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide
- Isotopes of carbon
- Carbon dioxide equivalent, a greenhouse gas measurement
- "Carbon", shorthand for radiative forcings which effect the carbon cycle and increase global warming, such as greenhouse gases
Computers and electronics
[edit]- Carbon (API), a deprecated application programming interface for Mac OS X
- Need for Speed: Carbon, a computer racing game developed by Electronic Arts
- ThinkPad X1 Carbon, a notebook computer released by Lenovo
- Rio Carbon, a product line of digital audio players
- WSO2 Carbon, an open-source middleware platform
- Carbon (programming language), an experimental general-purpose programming language
People
[edit]- Lolita Carbon (born 1957), Filipino singer, member of Asin
Places
[edit]Canada
[edit]- Carbon, Alberta, a village in Kneehill County
United States
[edit]- Carbon, Indiana, a town in Clay County
- Carbon, Iowa, a city in Adams County
- Carbon, Pennsylvania
- Carbon, Texas, a town in Eastland County
- Carbon County (disambiguation), multiple places
Other uses
[edit]- Carbon (2017 film), French film
- Carbon (2018 film), Indian Malayalam language film
- Carbon (2022 film), Indian Tamil language film
- Carbon (journal)
- Carbon (Halo team), also known as Team Carbon, a professional Halo team
- Carbon 15, a family of firearms
- Carbon Motors Corporation, an American automotive corporation
- Corral del Carbón, a building in Granada, Andalusia, Spain
- Carbon (company), a technology company that manufactures 3D printers
- Carbon (programming language), an experimental programming language started at Google
See also
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