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carbon cycle

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.27 in modern English

Syllables
car-bon -cy-cle
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The physical cycle of carbon through the Earth’s biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere that includes such processes as photosynthesis, decomposition, respiration and carbonification.

Inflected Forms

carbon cycles (plural)

Phrases

carbon-nitrogen cycle CNO cycle nitrogen cycle oxygen cycle hydrogen cycle circulatory system pulmonary circulation

Frequently Paired Words

carbon-nitrogen cycle CNO cycle nitrogen cycle oxygen cycle hydrogen cycle respiration circulatory system pulmonary circulation

Questions

What does carbon cycle mean?
The physical cycle of carbon through the Earth’s biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere that includes such processes as photosynthesis, decomposition, respiration and carbonification.

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