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carbonaceous

adj
/kɑːbəˈneɪʃəs/UK

Etymology

From carbon + -aceous.

  1. derived from *kerh₃-✻ — “to burn”
  2. derived from carbō — “charcoal, coal”
  3. borrowed from carbone
  4. suffixed as carbonaceous — “carbon + aceous”

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, rich in, or yielding carbon, or a compound of carbon.

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