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carbon chauvinism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables
car-bon chau-vin-ism
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The doctrine that the molecules responsible for the chemical processes of life must be constructed primarily from carbon.

Derogatory; Uncountable

noun

The doctrine that artificial intelligence cannot possibly be sentient or truly intelligent because its physical substrate is not biological, carbon-based matter.

Derogatory; Uncountable

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Biology, Chemistry.

Phrases

organic chemistry

Frequently Paired Words

organic chemistry

Questions

What does carbon chauvinism mean?
The doctrine that the molecules responsible for the chemical processes of life must be constructed primarily from carbon.

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