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carbonaceous

[ kahr-buh-ney-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. of, like, or containing carbon.


carbonaceous

/ ˌkɑːbəˈneɪʃəs /

adjective

  1. of, resembling, or containing carbon


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Other Words From

  • subcar·bo·naceous adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of carbonaceous1

First recorded in 1785–95; carbon + -aceous

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Example Sentences

Loftily poised in ether capacious, Strongly resembling a gem carbonaceous.

It is overlaid by about eighteen inches of black alluvial carbonaceous mould.

Large portions of its margin consist of the brittle carbonaceous slate.

Next in point of altitude, is the series of dark, carbonaceous, shelly slate rock.

Never use a new bottle before it has been heated sufficiently to get rid of grease and carbonaceous dirt.

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