carbonous

C3A1R1B3O1N1O1U1S1

adjective

Of, relating to, or containing carbon.

Similar
carbonaceouscarboniccarboniferous
OriginEnglish carbon ← French carbone ← Latin carbōnem →
Scrabble 13
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjective
  1. Of, relating to, or containing carbon.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiverelating to or consisting of or yielding carbon

Similar
carbonaceouscarboniccarboniferous
Also see
carbonaceouscarboniccarboniferous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

From carbon + -ous.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

carbonous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbonous

MLA

“carbonous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbonous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carbonous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbonous.

Source: carbonous on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.