carbo-

UK/kɑː.bə(ʊ)/US/kɑɹ.boʊ/US/kɑɹ.bə/

prefix

Carbon, carbonic, carbonyl, carbonylic, carboxyl or carboxylic.

“carbide, carbohydrate”

Meanings

prefix

alternative before vowel carb-

  1. chemistryCarbon, carbonic, carbonyl, carbonylic, carboxyl or carboxylic.

    carbide, carbohydrate

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  2. Latincarbōnem
  3. Frenchcarbone
  4. Englishcarbon
  5. Englishcarbo-

Combining form of carbon.

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Translations

Finnish karbo-
  • karbo-Translations
Portuguese carbo-
  • carbo-Translations
Cite this entry
APA

carbo-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbo-

MLA

“carbo-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbo-. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carbo-,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbo-.

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