Carbon-based

Synonyms for "carbon-based" (16 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Adjective(2 words)
Noun(2 words)
biology topiccarbon

Strong matches (4)

Adjective(2 words)
Noun(2 words)
chemistry of carbon compoundsgerman organisch

Related words (8)

Adjective(7 words)
organic chemical substanceorganic chemistriesorganic debrisorganic matterorganic milkorganic reactantsorganisch
Noun(1 words)
organic chemistry

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Collocations

6 entries
carbon fibercarbon nanotubecarbon-based fuelcarbon-based lifecarbon-based materialcarbon-based polymer

Inflections

2 entries
more carbon-basedmost carbon-based

Derivations

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The biology on this globe is carbon-based. Some have speculated that there could be silicon-based forms of biology elsewhere in this universe. There yet could be plasma-based biology. There could be incorporeal biology. There could be other probabilities.

Source: tatoeba (9085653)

In 2004, two scientists at the University of Manchester in England isolated a carbon-based material called graphene, with some unusual properties.

Source: tatoeba (12359981)

carbon-based life

Source: wiktionary

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