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Adjective: carboniferous  `kaa(r)bu'nifurus
  1. Of or relating to the Carboniferous geologic era
    "carboniferous rock system"
     
  2. Relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon
    - carbonaceous, carbonous, carbonic
Noun: Carboniferous  `kaa(r)bu'nifurus
  1. From 345 million to 280 million years ago
    - Carboniferous period

See also: carbon

Type of: geological period, period

Part of: Palaeozoic [Brit, Cdn], Paleozoic, Paleozoic era

Encyclopedia: Carboniferous

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carbonate
carbonated
carbonated water
carbonation
Carbondale
carbonic
carbonic acid
carbonic acid gas
Carboniferous
Carboniferous period
carbonisation
carbonise
carbonization
carbonize
carbonnade
carbonnade flamande
carbonous
carbonyl
carbonyl group