Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carbonaceous

/kɑːbəˈneɪʃəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: car-bona-ceous
IPA: /kɑːbəˈneɪʃəs/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, rich in, or yielding carbon, or a compound of carbon.

Example Sentences

"The commencement of its decomposition is marked by the reddish color of the liquid, and in a short time after, it becomes black, and deposits a thick carbonaceous substance, at the same time it loses its peculiar smell, and emits that of ammonia."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon English -aceous English carbonaceous From carbon + -aceous.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /kɑːbəˈneɪʃəs/

Inflected Forms

more carbonaceous (comparative) most carbonaceous (superlative)

Derived Forms

noncarbonaceous semicarbonaceous ultracarbonaceous

Phrases

carbonaceous chondrite carbonaceous ironstone

Synonyms

carbonous carbonic carboniferous

Rhymes With

gracious spacious cretaceous tenacious audacious gaseous herbaceous voracious flirtatious vivacious ostentatious fallacious

Questions

How do you pronounce carbonaceous?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɑːbəˈneɪʃəs/.
What does carbonaceous mean?: Of, relating to, rich in, or yielding carbon, or a compound of carbon.
Where does carbonaceous come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon English -aceous English carbonaceous From carbon + -aceous.

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