carbonaceous
2
9.1
- adjective
- /ˌkɑːrbəˈneɪʃəs/
- Specialized
:
carbonáceo
- If we have samples of comets, they are almost certainly Type 1 or 2 carbonaceous chondrites.
- carbonaceous chondrite
- carbonaceous material
- solid carbonaceous
Examples
-
The manure solids are composted with loose grass straw, a carbonaceous, coarse by-product of the grass seed industry.
Academic text (1998) -
And so it was said that the Eukrites are formed from the carbonaceous chondrites.
-
Among the most revealing are the carbonaceous chondrites.
Academic text (2001) -
One of each type: stony, metallic, and carbonaceous. "How deep into the Belt will we have to go?"
Fiction book (2001) -
In the manufacturing process, the carbonaceous base material is treated at elevated temperatures to remove the volatile compounds.
Academic text (1996) -
Like other carbonaceous chondrites, Tagish Lake is rich in carbon and water, both necessary ingredients for life.
Academic text (2001) -
The farm needs carbonaceous bulking materials to mix with moist feedstocks.
Academic text (1995) -
Types 1 and 2 consist solely of rare carbonaceous chondrites, which are rich in carbon and thus exhibit a characteristic charcoal-black color.
Academic text (2001) -
Of all meteorites, carbonaceous chondrites have compositions that most closely resemble the Sun's.
Academic text (2001) -
Scientists have discovered a carbonaceous meteorite with unusual properties.
Synonyms
Containing carbon in a simple chemical form with little oxygen
Relating to chemicals that contain carbon, often made by living things
How Carbonaceous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Carbonaceous comes from carbon, itself from the Latin carbo meaning 'coal' or 'charcoal', plus the ending -aceous that means 'having the nature of'. So something carbonaceous is 'made of or full of carbon', which is why we use it for coal, charred residue, or rocks and meteorites with carbon.