˜yÐÄvlog

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carbonous

[ kahr-buh-nuhs ]

adjective

  1. of, containing, or derived from carbon.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of carbonous1

First recorded in 1785–95; carbon + -ous
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Example Sentences

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Stipes usually short, but sometimes 6-8 mm. long, and when growing in clusters, the bases consolidated by a carbonous stroma.

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They shot a chemical stream at the fire, instead of one of merely water, and carbonous acid, or, as it is commonly called, carbonic acid gas, was generated.

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In the old days all similar carbonous fungi were called Sphaeria.

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Perithecia carbonous, forming several stratose layers, imbedded in the stroma in the depressions.

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The usual Xylaria has a white, sterile, central portion known as the stroma, bearing a carbonous crust.

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