Carboniferous

Synonyms for "carboniferous" (9 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Adjective(1 words)
carbonaceous

Strong matches (3)

Adjective(2 words)
carboniccarbonous

Related words (4)

Adjective(1 words)
coal-bearing

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Translations

43 translations across 21 languages.

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Catalan

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  • carbonífer adj (relating to the geologic period)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 石炭紀 /石炭纪 name (the geologic period)

Czech

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  • karbon name (the geologic period)

Dutch

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  • carbonisch adj (relating to the geologic period)
  • carboon name (the geologic period)

Estonian

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  • karbon name (the geologic period)
  • kivisöeajastu name (the geologic period)

Finnish

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  • hiilikautinen adj (relating to the geologic period)
  • hiilipitoinen adj (containing or producing carbon)
  • hiiltä tuottava adj (containing or producing carbon)
  • kivihiilikautinen adj (relating to the geologic period)

French

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  • carbonifère adj (relating to the geologic period)
  • Carbonifère name (the geologic period)

German

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  • karbonisch adj (relating to the geologic period)
  • Karbon name (the geologic period)

Greek

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  • λιθανθρακοφόρος adj (relating to the geologic period)
  • λιθανθρακοφόρος adj (containing or producing carbon)
  • Λιθανθρακοφόρος name (the geologic period)

Hungarian

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  • karbon name (the geologic period)

Irish

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  • carbónmhar adj (containing or producing carbon)

Japanese

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  • 石炭紀 name (the geologic period)

Latin

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  • Carboniferum name (the geologic period)

Mongolian

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  • Карбоны галав name (the geologic period)
  • Чулуун нүүрсний галав name (the geologic period)

Polish

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  • karboński adj (relating to the geologic period)
  • węglonośny adj (containing or producing carbon)
  • karbon name (the geologic period)

Portuguese

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  • carbonífero adj (relating to the geologic period)
  • carbónico adj (relating to the geologic period)
  • carbônico adj (relating to the geologic period)

Russian

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  • каменноу́гольный adj (relating to the geologic period)
  • каменноу́гольный adj (containing or producing carbon)
  • каменноу́гольный пери́од name (the geologic period)

Spanish

3 entries
  • carbonífero adj (relating to the geologic period)
  • carbonífero adj (containing or producing carbon)
  • carbonífero name (the geologic period)

Swedish

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  • karbon name (the geologic period)
  • stenkolsperioden name (the geologic period)

Turkish

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  • karbonlu adj (containing or producing carbon)

Vietnamese

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  • kỉ Các-bon name (the geologic period)
  • kỉ Than Đá name (the geologic period)

Sample sentences

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The earliest ink sacs appear in the fossil record in the Carboniferous period around 330 million years ago in cephalopods such as Donovaniconus, Gordoniconus and Saundersites which show a mix of features from older and more modern groups and are placed in their own order, Donovaniconida (Doguzhaeva 2012).

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