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  • Capnography/Definition
    Continuous recording of the carbon dioxide content of expired air.<noinclude>{{DefMeSH}}</noinclude>
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  • Charcoal (art)/Definition
    A drawing technique that uses soft, black or dark gray, carbon to draw lines and shading on textured paper
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  • Androgen/Definition
    A type or class of sex [[steroid]] [[hormone]] with a nineteen carbon atom base structure.
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  • Very high temperature reactor/Definition
    ...] gas as a coolant, that might provide process heat for production of zero-carbon [[hydrogen]] from [[water]].<ref>https://www.gen-4.org/gif/jcms/c_9362/vhtr
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  • Baking soda/Definition
    Common name for [[sodium bicarbonate]]; usage comes from its generation of [[carbon dioxide]] when subjected to heat or acid; generate gas leavens a baked prod
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  • Steel/Definition
    An [[alloy]] whose major component is [[iron]], with [[carbon]] content between 0.02% and 1.7% by weight, depending on [[grade (steel)|gr
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  • Fire/Definition
    ...ible material releasing heat, light, and various reaction products such as carbon dioxide and water.
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  • Carbonyl group/Definition
    A chemical group containing a carbon atom double bonded to an oxygen atom.
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  • Amine gas treating/Definition
    ...tions of [[amine]]s to remove [[hydrogen sulphide]] (H<sub>2</sub>S) and [[carbon dioxide]] (CO<sub>2</sub>) from [[gas]]es
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  • Microbial metabolism/Definition
    The means by which a microbe obtains the energy and nutrients (e.g. carbon) it needs to live and propagate.
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  • Joseph Black/Definition
    ...and chemist, known for his discoveries of latent heat, specific heat, and carbon dioxide
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  • Aromatic hydrocarbons/Definition
    A molecule containing only carbon and hydrogen that exhibits unusual stability and reactivity from having a c
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  • Benzene/Definition
    A six carbon aromatic compound commonly used in industry as a precursor for other import
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  • Docosahexaenoic acid/Definition
    An omega-3 fatty acid consisting of a carboxylic acid with a 22-carbon chain, and six cis double bonds.
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  • Carbon
    |elName=Carbon '''Carbon''' is a [[Chemical elements|chemical element]], typically found as a [[Soli
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  • Radiocarbon dating/Definition
    ...c method of determining the age of organic material based on the amount of carbon-14.
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  • Positron emission tomography/Definition
    ...with short-lived [[positron]]-emitting [[isotope|radionuclides]] (such as carbon-11, nitrogen-13, oxygen-15 and fluorine-18) to measure cell metabolism.<noi
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  • Calvin cycle/Definition
    ...cle, discovered by Melvin Calvin, that is responsible for the reduction of carbon dioxide to sugar in the stroma of chloroplasts.
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  • Stroma/Definition
    The matrix of a plastid that contains the enzymes for carbon fixation and the organelles DNA; thylakoid membranes are surrounded by this
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  • Amino acid/Definition
    ...p, a carboxyl group, a hydrogen atom, and a side chain bonded to a central carbon.
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  • Carbon/Periodic table
    <includeonly>Non-Metal</includeonly><noinclude>Carbon is a [[Non-Metal]].</noinclude>
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  • Alcohol (drug)
    ...[yeast]] that [[Fermentation (food)|ferment]] sugar into [[ethanol]] and [[carbon dioxide]].
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  • Ocean acidification/Definition
    ...e of the [[pH]] of the oceans, presumably due to the increased intake of [[carbon dioxide]] from the [[atmosphere]].
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  • Carbon monoxide/Definition
    ...teless [[gas]] that is slightly lighter than [[air]] and consists of one [[carbon]] [[atom]] and one [[oxygen]] atom.
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  • Radiocarbon dating
    ...into its system. As carbon-14 stops being absorbed when an organism dies. Carbon-14 is a [[radioactivity|radioactive]] [[isotope]] with a [[half-life]] of 5 ...l Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] for his research.<ref name=KG2002-161/> Carbon-14 has a nucleus of six [[proton]]s and eight [[neutron]]s, making it unsta
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  • Docosahexaenoic acid
    ...s the omega carbon, the first double bond occurs at carbon 20, the omega-3 carbon. Like other omega-3 fatty acids, it can be found in fish. Most of the DHA
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  • Ocean acidification
    ...ntake of [[carbon dioxide]] from the [[atmosphere]]. Due to the release of carbon dioxide by human activity, the increased [[acid]]ity of the oceans could ca [[Carbon dioxide]] (CO<sub>2</sub>) combines with [[water]] (H<sub>2</sub>O) to form
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  • Atomic mass constant/Definition
    One twelfth of the mass of a carbon-12 atom in its nuclear and electronic ground state. It is equal to the unif
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  • Avogadro's number/Definition
    The number of atoms in 12 gram of carbon-12 atoms in their ground state at rest.
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  • Glucose-6-phosphate/Definition
    (G6P), is glucose that has been phosphorylated on carbon 6. The conversion from glucose to G6P is the first step of glycolysis for e
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  • Coke (fuel)
    '''Coke''' is a manmade fuel, consisting of almost pure carbon.<ref name=EiaCokeDef/> ...leum]]. The feed stock is heated in air-tight containers, to separate the carbon from the volatile elements.
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  • Acid gas
    ...ioxide]] (CO<sub>2</sub>), hydrogen sulfide or [[mercaptan]]s (RSH). Thus, carbon dioxide by itself is an acid gas but not a sour gas. Before a raw natural gas containing hydrogen sulfide or carbon dioxide can be used, the raw gas must be treated to reduce those impurities
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  • Light reactions/Definition
    ...the ATP and NADPH synthesized during the light-dependent reactions to fix carbon atoms from CO<sub>2</sub>.
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  • Isotope/Definition
    ...ic number of [[neutron]]s and hence a specific [[nuclear mass]], such as [[carbon]]-14 (<sup>14</sup>C).
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  • Diamond (gemstone)
    ...nd utility. They are naturally formed from amounts of highly compressed [[carbon]] found below into the Earth's [[mantle (geology)|mantle]] (roughly 160 km ...[[valence shell]]), shares all of its valence electrons with a neighboring carbon atom, forming a structure called a [[covalent bond]]. Trace elements may b
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  • Blood gas analysis/Definition
    Test which measures the amounts of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood, as well as the acidity (pH) of the blood.
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  • Carbohydrate/Definition
    [[Organic compound]]s containing [[carbon]], [[hydrogen]], and [[oxygen]]; includes [[sugar]]s and [[starch]]es that
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  • Organic chemistry/Definition
    ...and preparation (by synthesis or by other means) of chemical compounds of carbon and hydrogen, which may contain any number of other elements.
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  • Fatty acid metabolism/Definition
    Oxidative degradation of saturated fatty acids in which two-carbon units are sequentially removed from the molecule with each turn of the cycl
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  • Porphyrin/Definition
    ...macrocycle consists of four pyrrole-type units interconnected at their α carbon atoms via a methine bridge, and functioning as a metal-binding cofactor in
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  • Delayed coking/External Links
    ...ndamentals] (written by Paul Ellis and Christopher Paul of the Great Lakes Carbon Corporation)
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  • Tetramethylsilane/Definition
    ...chemical compound]] with the [[chemical formula|formula]] [[Silicon|Si]]([[Carbon|C]][[Hydrogen|H]]<sub>3</sub>)<sub>4</sub>, used as a standard in <sup>1</s
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  • Sour gas
    ...ses such as [[carbon dioxide]] (CO<sub>2</sub>) or hydrogen sulfide. Thus, carbon dioxide by itself is an acid gas but it is not a sour gas. Before a raw natural gas containing hydrogen sulfide and/or carbon dioxide can be used, the raw gas must be treated to remove those impurities
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  • Diesel oil/Definition
    ...troleum crude oil]] consisting of [[hydrocarbons]] having about 10 to 17 [[carbon]] [[atom]]s and a [[Boiling point|boiling]] range of about 175 to 345 °[[C
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  • Kerosene/Definition
    ...etroleum crude oil]] consisting of [[hydrocarbon]]s having about 9 to 14 [[carbon]] [[atom]]s and a [[Boiling point|boiling]] range of about 175 to 345 °[[C
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  • Jet fuel/Definition
    ...etroleum crude oil]] consisting of [[hydrocarbon]]s having about 9 to 14 [[carbon]] [[atom]]s and a [[Boiling point|boiling]] range of about 175 to 345 °[[C
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  • Carbon nanotube
    '''Carbon nanotubes''' are tubular [[carbon]] molecules that have properties that make them potentially useful in [[nan A nanotube is a structure similar to a [[fullerene]], only the carbon [[atom]]s are rolled into a [[cylinder]] instead of a [[sphere]]; each end
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  • Fossil fuel/Definition
    ...ral gas]] or [[Petroleum crude oil|petroleum]] with a high percentage of [[carbon]] that can be burned to produce heat or energy, whose extraction is destruc
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  • Unified atomic mass unit/Definition
    ...and molecular mass, the ratio of atomic mass to one twelfth of the mass of carbon <sup>12</sup>C at rest in its nuclear and electronic ground state, approxim
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  • Fuel oil/Definition
    ...troleum crude oil]] consisting of [[hydrocarbons]] having about 17 to 70 [[carbon]] [[atom]]s and a [[Boiling point|boiling]] range of about 315 to 590 °[[C
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  • Red blood cells/Definition
    ...of delivering oxygen to the body's cells via the blood, and the removal of carbon dioxide wastes that result from metabolism.
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  • Fuel oil
    ...troleum crude oil]] consisting of [[hydrocarbons]] having about 17 to 70 [[carbon]] [[atom]]s and a [[Boiling point|boiling]] range of about 315 to 590 °[[C
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  • Inorganic chemistry/Definition
    ...vast number of [[organic compound]]s (compounds containing at least one [[carbon]]-[[hydrogen]] bond).
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  • Flame hardening
    ...ardened effectively, including [[carbon steel]]s containing 0.35 - 0.55% [[carbon]] and many [[low alloy steel]]s. Additionally, control over the area to be
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  • Hydrocarbons
    '''Hydrocarbons''' are a class of [[molecule]]s that contain only [[carbon]] and [[hydrogen]] atoms. Some of them make very good fuels. [[Gasoline]] ...xcept for the carbon atoms at the ends, which are only bonded to one other carbon atom. Saturated hydrocarbon names generally end with the suffix "ane" whic
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  • Acetone
    ...n</math> = 20.7). The presence of a central carbonyl group, with only one carbon on each side, makes it the smallest [[ketone]]. Its high dielectric consta ...ingle bond and donates electrons to the oxygen. As a result, the carbonyl carbon atom becomes partially charged and becomes more electrophilic. Protonation
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  • Iron
    ...t furnace, iron ore and [[coke (fuel)|coke]] (degassed coal, which is pure carbon) are fed into the top of the furnace, while air, containing oxygen, is for The carbon monoxide (CO) reduces the iron oxide in the ore, giving pure iron:
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  • Flue gas
    ...ain a small percentage of air pollutants such as [[particulate matter]], [[carbon monoxide]], [[nitrogen oxide]]s, [[sulfur oxide]]s and [[mercury]]. Typical Technologies for the removal and [[carbon capture and storage|capture]] of carbon dioxide from flue gases are now under active research and development as
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  • Amine
    ...allest amine. When the nitrogen atom is bonded to one, two, three or four carbon atoms, the chemical is called a primary amine, secondary amine, tertiary am
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  • Fire/Related Articles
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  • Air stripping/Related Articles
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  • Alkaline battery
    ...gen|O]]<sub>2</sub>). Compared with traditional [[zinc-carbon battery|zinc-carbon batteries]], while both produce approximately 1.523 [[volt]]s per cell, alk ...the [[cathode]] of manganese dioxide. So far, they are comparable to zinc-carbon batteries, but the difference is that alkaline batteries use [[potassium]]
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  • Detergent
    ...a detergent contain a non-polar, long, [[alkyl]] chain of at least twelve carbon atoms at one end of its molecule and a polar hydrophilic group at the other ...ether sulfate. Longer detergents, such as stearyl sulfate, with eighteen carbon atoms, are also quite commonly used, as are [[sulfonate]]s.
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  • Pencil/Related Articles
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  • Carbon monoxide/Related Articles
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  • Charcoal (material)/Related Articles
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  • Orchid/Bibliography
    ...lp them take carbon out of the soil instead of producing their own organic carbon. A detailed study of the relationship, published in the open access journal ...ids have no chlorophyll and rely on fungi colonizing their roots for their carbon supply.
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  • Vitamin A
    ...on-carbon bond cleavage. In experiments using tritium (H<sup>3</sup>) and carbon-14 (C<sup>14</sup>) labels, no loss of the labels occurs during the convers
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  • Clathrate
    ...[[ethane]], [[propane]], [[isobutane]], normal [[butane]], [[nitrogen]], [[carbon dioxide]] and [[hydrogen sulphide]]. ...edu/ees123/clathrate.htm Clathrates: little known components of the global carbon cycle]</ref>
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  • Sustainable energy
    ...s that both resources must be developed in order to stabilize and reduce [[carbon dioxide]] emissions:<ref>[http://aceee.org/store/proddetail.cfm?CFID=295733 ...wing demand growth will only begin to reduce total emissions; reducing the carbon content of energy sources is also needed.
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  • Silicon/Related Articles
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  • Graphite/Related Articles
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  • Joseph Black/Related Articles
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  • Nitrogen cycle/Related Articles
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  • Law of multiple proportions (chemistry)/Bibliography
    ...s with his atoms, and found the answer….Carbon monoxide (CO) was ©O, while carbon dioxide (C02) was ©OO. Nitrous oxide (N20) was ØØO, and ØO was nitric
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  • Carbon dioxide/Related Articles
    Auto-populated based on [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Carbon dioxide]]. Needs checking by a human. {{r|Carbon capture and storage}}
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  • Sublimation
    ...to be observed by non-[[chemist]]s is the conversion of [[dry ice]] into [[carbon dioxide]] gas. In chemistry labs, sublimation, when possible, serves as a
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  • Hypercapnia/Related Articles
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  • Amine gas treating/External Links
    ...cessing_ng.asp Natural Gas Supply Association] Scroll down to ''Sulfur and Carbon Dioxide Removal''
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  • Technocracy/Bibliography
    Wallace, A, ''Technocracy: Building a new sustainable society for a post carbon world'' Network of European Technocrats. 2007. ISBN 978-9-1633-1249-6
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  • Technocracy Inc./Bibliography
    Wallace, A, ''Technocracy: Building a new sustainable society for a post carbon world'' Network of European Technocrats. 2007. ISBN 978-9-1633-1249-6
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  • Technocracy movement/Bibliography
    Wallace, A, ''Technocracy: Building a new sustainable society for a post carbon world'' Network of European Technocrats. 2007. ISBN 978-9-1633-1249-6
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  • Glutamine
    ...cid. [[Asparagine]] has a similar structure with a side chain that is one carbon atom shorter.
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  • Trichomonas vaginalis/Related Articles
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  • Pulse oximetry
    ...r advanced field medicine where an artificial airway is inserted, direct [[carbon dioxide]] measurement with [[capnography]] is another complementary techniq ...ng used by a patient. For this purpose, it is necessary to also measure [[carbon dioxide]] (CO<sub>2</sub>) levels with [[arterial blood gas]] testing.
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