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  • Carbon sequestration
    #REDIRECT[[Carbon capture and storage]]
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  • Carbonyl group
    A '''carbonyl group''' is a [[functional group]] which consists of a [[carbon]] atom with is double bound to an [[oxygen]] atom. Closely related chemica ...s [[electrophile|electrophilic]]. As such, [[nucleophilic attack]] of the carbon atom is a useful reaction mechanism for chemicals containing a carbonyl gro
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  • Conventional coal-fired power plant/External Links
    ...Environmental Audit Committee Inquiry into: Carbon Capture and Storage] [[Carbon Capture and Storage Association]] (CCSA) , London, England
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  • Hexose
    ...they are called a [[furanose]]. When fructose cyclizes into such a five carbon ring, it is called [[fructofuranose]].
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  • Squalane
    ...ion]], that is, by conversion of all unsaturated (double and triple carbon-carbon) bonds to saturated (single) C—C bonds by addition of [[hydrogen]].
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  • Greenhouse gas
    ...he main greenhouse gases for Earth are [[water]] vapor (H<sub>2</sub>O), [[carbon dioxide]] (CO<sub>2</sub>), and [[ozone]] (O<sub>3</sub>). Some other gases ...bon dioxide emissions. See [[Kyoto Protocol]], [[emissions trading]] and [[carbon credits]].
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  • Aromatic heterocycles/Definition
    Aromatic molecules which contain atoms other than carbon in the ring.
    106 bytes (14 words) - 01:44, 3 November 2010
  • Hydrocarbons/Definition
    A class of molecules that contain only [[carbon]] and [[hydrogen]] atoms.
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  • Graphite/Definition
    A naturally occurring allotrope of the element carbon.
    91 bytes (11 words) - 10:19, 9 October 2010
  • Nitrile/Definition
    An organic compound containing a carbon triple bonded to nitrogen.
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  • Carbon nanotube/Definition
    Allotropes of carbon with an extremely thin, hollow cylindrical nanostructure.
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  • Hexose/Definition
    A monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, having the chemical formula C6H12O6.
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  • Capnography
    '''Capnography''' is a technique for continuously monitoring the [[carbon dioxide]] content of expired air. It is particularly useful in field and em ...[[blood gas analysis]] by focusing on the actual gas exchange rather than carbon dioxide in blood. Like [[pulse oximetry]], it is a relatively noninvasive t
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  • Hypercapnia/Definition
    An increased [[partial pressure]] of [[carbon dioxide]] in the [[blood]].
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  • Hypocapnia/Definition
    A decreased [[partial pressure]] of [[carbon dioxide]] in the [[blood]].
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  • Alkane/Definition
    An organic molecule that contains exclusively carbon and hydrogen atoms, with only single bonds between carbons
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  • Carbon capture and storage/Definition
    An approach to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by capturing carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>).
    133 bytes (18 words) - 02:56, 8 May 2009
  • Carbon dioxide/Definition
    Chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom.
    125 bytes (17 words) - 09:13, 27 January 2009
  • Estrogen/Definition
    A type or class of sex [[steroid]] [[hormone]] with an eighteen carbon atom base structure.
    127 bytes (18 words) - 20:58, 6 April 2009
  • Organosilicon/Definition
    [[Chemical compound]]s containing [[carbon]]-[[silicon]] [[chemical bond|bonds]].
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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.
    126 bytes (18 words) - 17:29, 31 May 2009
  • 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.
    169 bytes (23 words) - 10:48, 3 September 2009
  • 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.
    143 bytes (23 words) - 09:14, 16 June 2008
  • 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
    202 bytes (25 words) - 17:38, 2 November 2010
  • Benzene/Definition
    A six carbon aromatic compound commonly used in industry as a precursor for other import
    172 bytes (25 words) - 02:16, 28 April 2009
  • 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
    180 bytes (26 words) - 15:56, 17 May 2010
  • 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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