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Noun

1. 1
   The physical cycle of carbon through the Earth’s biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere that includes such processes as photosynthesis, decomposition, respiration and carbonification.
2. 2
   a thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars wordnet
3. 3
   the organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again wordnet

Synonyms

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biogeochemicalbiogeochemical cyclecarbon cycle diagramcarbon loopcarbon-cycle basedcarbon-cycle related

Antonyms

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linear flownoncarbonnoneducationaltextual description